The following convicted sex offenders have recently registered to live in Pierce County.
Each is categorized as a Level 3 sex offender — those considered most likely to commit similar crimes. None is wanted by law enforcement officers at this time. All convicted sex offenders registered to live in Tacoma and Pierce County are listed on the Pierce County Sheriff’s Department’s website at www.piercesheriff.org.
FREDRICK L. HARPER
Age: 46.
Descrip-tion: 6 feet, 3 inches and 265 pounds, with black hair and green eyes.
Where registered to live: 3500 block of South 14th Street, Tacoma.
Criminal history: Convicted in 2002 of third-degree rape in Pierce County for sexually assaulting a woman. He also was convicted in 2006 of failing to register as a sex offender.
Sex offender treatment: He did not participate in a treatment program while incarcerated.
For more information: Call Tacoma police detectives David Lucky at 253-591-5869 or Douglas Fuller at 253-591-5989.
ROYCE Z. GOODENOUGH
Age: 51.
Description: 5 feet, 8 inches and 180 pounds, with gray hair and blue eyes.
Where registered to live: 2500 block of Fawcett Avenue, Tacoma.
Criminal history: Convicted in 1999 on three counts of first-degree child molestation in Klickitat County for sexually assaulting a 10-year-old girl.
Sex offender treatment: He participated in a treatment program while incarcerated.
For more information: Call detectives Lucky at 253-591-5869 and Fuller at 253-591-5989.
VERN D. HESS
Age: 26.
Description: 6 feet, 2 inches and 170 pounds, with brown hair and hazel eyes.
Where registered to live: 3600 block of McKinley Avenue, Tacoma.
Criminal history: Convicted in 2012 of third-degree assault with sexual motivation in Pierce County for sexually assaulting a woman.
Sex offender treatment: He did not participate in a treatment program while incarcerated.
For more information: Call detectives Lucky at 253-591-5869 and Fuller at 253-591-5989.
RICHARD A. BROTEN
Age: 47.
Description: 5 feet, 10 inches and 220 pounds, with brown hair and hazel eyes.
Where registered to live: McNeil Island.
Criminal history: Convicted in 1986 of indecent liberties in Grays Harbor County for molesting a young girl he was baby-sitting on eight occasions. He was also convicted in 1990 of first-degree rape of a child for molesting a 10-month-old girl.
Sex offender treatment: He participated in a treatment program while incarcerated.
For more information: Call detectives Lucky at 253-591-5869 and Fuller at 253-591-5989.
