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Sex Crimes
Henry Wayne Starring charged with taking indecent liberties with a child as a custodian
Booked at Middle River Regional Jail; Virginia registry lists him as a sex offender from an out-of-state conviction
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Production note: Booking and sex-offender-registry facts are drawn from Middle River Regional Jail's public roster and Virginia's public sex offender registry (via a city-data.com registry mirror), each independently captured and verified. No case number, court date, or disposition has been published for the current charge. Case-document court research was not attempted for this article; the case-document enrichment pipeline is paused workspace-wide pending Sean's review.
Henry Wayne Starring, 49, was booked at Middle River Regional Jail in Augusta County, Virginia, on August 14, 2026, according to the jail's public roster. He was charged with taking indecent liberties with a child while in a custodial role, a violation of Virginia Code § 18.2-370.1(A). The roster lists no bond amount.
Virginia's sex offender registry separately lists Starring as a registered sex offender as a result of an out-of-state conviction. The registry records the conviction as originating in Guilford County, with an offense date of October 16, 1998, a conviction date of June 8, 1999, a recorded confinement of 15 months, and a release date of January 5, 2001, citing statute 14-208.7.A. The registry entry does not describe the underlying offense beyond that citation.
The booking record describes an allegation and does not establish guilt; no disposition has been recorded for the current charge. Starring is presumed innocent unless and until proven guilty in court.
