TULSA, Okla. – A man living in Tulsa and previously convicted of raping a teenage girl was sentenced today for failing to register as a sex offender, announced U.S. Attorney Clint Johnson.U.S. District Judge John D. Russell sentenced Antonio Juan Paredes, 36, to 21 months imprisonment, followed by five years of supervised release.
Upon his release, Paredes will also be required to register as a sex offender.In 2014, Paredes pled guilty to forcibly raping a 13-year-old in McCurtain County. He was sentenced for first-degree rape and ordered to serve 15 years, with the first 10 years being suspended. In 2015, Paredes was charged in federal court with Assault with a Dangerous Weapon in the Eastern District of Oklahoma. He pleaded guilty in 2016 and was ordered to serve 24 months' imprisonment.
Paredes McCurtain County sentence was revoked, and he was ordered to serve two years concurrently with the Eastern District of Oklahoma sentencing.Paredes was rearrested in 2022 and charged in federal court for failing to comply with the terms of his supervision by quitting his job and moving to Arkansas. He was additionally charged with failing to register as a sex offender and pleaded guilty in both cases. Paredes was ordered to serve 24 months’ imprisonment for both charges.Court documents show that Paredes was released in March 2024 and failed to report to the U.S. Probation and Parole Offices and that he failed to register as a sex offender, again.
He was ordered to serve 12 months’ imprisonment. In August 2025, the marshals found that Paredes had been living in an apartment in Tulsa since his release in 2024. He was charged and arrested in the Northern District of Oklahoma for failing to register as a sex offender.Paredes will remain in custody pending transfer to the U.S. Bureau of Prisons.The U.S.
Marshal Service investigated the case. Assistant U.S. Attorney Charles Greenough prosecuted the case.