A woman from Kanawha County, Misty Dawn Baisden, 48, of St. Albans, pleaded guilty to failing to update her registration as required by the Sex Offender Registration and Notification Act (SORNA). The plea was entered in federal court in Charleston.
Court documents and statements revealed that between September 17, 2025, and October 30, 2025, Baisden did not report that she had started working at a business in St. Albans. She is required to register as a sex offender due to her conviction for conspiracy to engage in the sex trafficking of a minor on October 19, 2017, in United States District Court for the Southern District of West Virginia.
Baisden is scheduled for sentencing on June 22, 2026. She faces up to ten years in prison, supervised release ranging from five years to life, and a possible fine of up to $250,000.
United States Attorney Moore Capito announced the plea and recognized the work of the United States Marshals Service (USMS) during the investigation.
United States District Judge Thomas E. Johnston presided over the hearing. Assistant United States Attorney Jonathan T. Storage is prosecuting the case.
SORNA is part of the Adam Walsh Child Protection and Safety Act of 2006. It sets minimum standards for sex offender registration and notification across the country. The law requires registered sex offenders to keep their information current in every jurisdiction where they live, work or attend school.
Additional details about this case can be found on PACER by searching for Case No. 2:26-cr-2 through links provided by the U.S. Attorney’s Office for the Southern District of West Virginia website.
