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At approximately 4:45 pm on March 31st, the Washington Police Department arrested 35-year-old Kenneth Koch of Washington with Failure to Comply with Sex Offender Registry Requirements, a Class D Felony, and two counts of Contributing to the Delinquency of a Minor a Simple Misdemeanor. Earlier this month, officers received information that Koch had been communicating with minors using a social media platform and that he was purchasing and providing the minors with vape products. Koch’s most recent registration with the Washington County Sheriff in January did not include the user profile for the social media account. Registered Sex Offenders are required by law to provide all relevant information during each registration, including all internet identifiers. Information obtained through the investigation showed that Koch had communicated with both minors using the social media app, and the profile he used was found associated with two internet service providers that could be linked to Koch, including his residence in Washington. Koch has previously been convicted of Dissemination of Obscene Materials to a Minor, Sexual Abuse Third Degree, and Sex Offender Registry Violations. Koch was arrested and transported to the Washington County Jail where he is being held on a $5,600 cash only bond. The Washington Police Department was assisted in the investigation by the Washington County Sheriff’s Office and the Washington County Attorney’s Office.