Sex offender moves to Arlington

ARLINGTON – Ronald John Brennan Jr., a convicted Level 3 sex offender, has moved to the 12400 block of Highway 9 NE in Arlington.

ARLINGTON – Ronald John Brennan Jr., a convicted Level 3 sex offender, has moved to the 12400 block of Highway 9 NE in Arlington.

Brennan, 50, has been convicted of two counts of third-degree child rape and one count of distributing to persons under age 18 (with sexual motivation). He is 5-foot-10, 170 pounds with brown hair and brown eyes.

Documents say Brennan pled guilty in Snohomish County Superior Court on Aug. 8, 1998. He was sentenced to 60 months in prison per count for the rape and 129 months for the other charge, served concurrently.

In 1996 Brennan sexually offended against several known and unknown boys between 12 and 18 years of age. Brennan allowed the boys to stay in his home and provided them with cigarettes, alcohol, money and drugs in exchange for sexual favors.

In one case while in a vehicle with a 15-year-old boy he asked for a sexual favor. The boy refused, and Brennan held a gun to his head and then sexually assaulted him. He was originally charged with 11 counts of sexual abuse prior to the plea. Brennan has a lifelong history of sexual deviancy and has admitted to 26 victims. He attended and completed sex offender treatment while in custody. Brennan is under supervision by the Department of Corrections Marysville Field Office.