Crime & Safety
Convicted Plymouth Meeting Sex Offender Lied on Gun Background Check, Police Say
Julius Clark Cuthbertson, 80, was arrested after allegedly lying while attempting to purchase a gun from Pete's Gun Room in Skippack Township.
By Brittany Tressler
An 80-year-old convicted sex offender is facing a third-degree felony charge for allegedly lying on a background check while attempting to purchase a gun from a Skippack gun shop, according to the Pennsylvania State Police.
Julius Clark Cuthbertson, of Plymouth Meeting, has been charged with making a materially false written statement after he attempted to purchase a gun at Pete's Gun Shop in Skippack and failed to indicate a prior arrest, according to police.
In 2007, Cuthbertson pleaded guilty to possession of child pornography and received probation.
According to the Pennsylvania Megan's Law website, Cuthbertson is a Tier 3 sex offender.
A preliminary hearing will be held on Aug. 28 before Judge Augustine.
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