Longtime suspect in Etan Patz disappearance gets prison time
WILKES-BARRE, Pa. - A convicted child molester long suspected in the notorious 1979 disappearance of
6-year-old Etan Patz in New York City will spend six to 20 years in a Pennsylvania prison for failing to register an address under Megan's Law the last time he left prison.Wilkes-Barre's Times Leader newspaper says a Luzerne County judge handed down the sentence last Thursday against 70-year-old Jose Ramos, who was convicted in January of providing false information to prison officials.
For years, Ramos was the prime suspect in the disappearance of Etan Patz, who went missing while walking to his school bus stop. A New Jersey man has since been charged, but a civil court held Ramos responsible. Ramos denies involvement.
Ramos completed a 27-year sentence on unrelated molestation charges in 2012.