CHARLESTON, W.Va. (WV News) — A 68-year-old sex offender from Weston will stay behind bars for at least over 10 more years after the state Supreme Court shot down his appeal of the decision nixing his writ.

Clarence N. Slaughter had petitioned for relief through habeas corpus, but the circuit court rejected that request in October 2023. Slaughter is serving 20 to 50 years in prison for two counts alleging he violated the West Virginia Sex Offender Registration Act. Slaughter is required to register due to a 1981 Alaska conviction for sexual abuse of a minor, where the child was no older than 3 years old and Slaughter was in his early 20s, according to the decision.

Chief Justice Bill Wooton, justices Haley Bunn, Charles Trump and Tom Ewing, and Senior Status Justice John Hutchison, voted

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