{"id":89114,"date":"2021-05-06T15:26:31","date_gmt":"2021-05-06T20:26:31","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/compassionaterelease.com\/?p=89114"},"modified":"2021-05-07T17:25:01","modified_gmt":"2021-05-07T22:25:01","slug":"sex-offender","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/compassionaterelease.com\/sex-offender\/","title":{"rendered":"Sex Offender Wins Release"},"content":{"rendered":"
Sex Offender granted compassionate release by a judge<\/p>\n
May 5, 2021<\/p>\n
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United States v. Zupnik<\/p>\n
United States District Court for the District of South Dakota, Western Division<\/p>\n
2021 U.S. Dist. LEXIS 85643<\/p>\n
Sex offender with Cancer diagnosis released with treatment cited as major factor in granting of compassionate release<\/a><\/p>\n On April 26, 2019, Joel Zupnik was sentenced to a term of imprisonment of 120 months for attempted enticement of a minor using the internet. The court sentenced Zupnik to the mandated minimum sentence of 120 months, followed by five years of supervised release. Zupnik, who is 55 years old, filed an emergency motion for release in order to facilitate cancer treatments for Stage IIIC Anal Cancer.<\/p>\n Based on the stage of his condition, Zupnik was assessed as having a 65 percent rate of recovery with proper treatment. His treatment plan consisted of a six-week course of chemotherapy and radiation, and his post treatment monitoring plan included follow up evaluations and testing every three months for the first two years and every six months for an additional three years. Zupnik completed his course of chemotherapy and radiation and currently is convalescing at home.<\/p>\n