ST. JOSEPH - A Berrien County Judge will issue an order to remove Elkhart teen Zach Anderson from the sex offender registry as part of the re-sentencing in his underage sex case.
Anderson appeared in court before Judge Angela Pasula Friday morning in St. Joseph for a bond hearing after his sentence was vacated earlier this week. Berrien County Judge Dennis Wiley originally sentenced Anderson, 19, to three months in jail, five years of probation and 25 years on the sex offender registry, along with significant restrictions to his computer access for having sex with a 14-year-old girl, who claimed in court that she told Anderson she was 17.
Now, Pasula says she will start from scratch with a new sentence for Anderson. He will be allowed to use a computer for work and education only, and Pasula says she will issue an order remove his name from the sex offender registries in Michigan and Indiana. Anderson will be removed from the Michigan registry once State Police receive the order, but the process to remove him from the Indiana registry is still ongoing.
Anderson remains banned from all social media use or contact with the victim, and will still have a curfew beginning at 9:00pm and lasting until 7:00am everyday. His bail has been set at $20,000 or $2,000 bond.
A re-sentencing hearing has been scheduled for Oct. 21 at 2:00pm at the Berrien County courthouse in St. Joseph. ..Source.. by James Fegan
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