Registered sex offender wishes to visit her children at school

By Alex Bridges - abridges@nvdaily.com

WINCHESTER -- A registered sex offender recently released from jail wants a judge to allow her to go on Frederick County school property that her children attend.

Deirdre Rae Noggle, 37, of Cross Junction, appeared Wednesday in Frederick County Circuit Court with her attorneys, Paul Thomson and William A. "Beau" Bassler.

Judge John Prosser convicted Noggle on Jan. 5 of six counts of taking indecent liberties with a child under the age of 18 while serving as a custodian of the victim. Under the terms of an agreement reached between the commonwealth and her attorneys, Noggle pleaded guilty to the charges and received a combined prison term of 30 years, all of which the judge suspended except for six months.

The judge also ordered Noggle to register with the Virginia State Police as a sex offender. She began serving her sentence Feb. 1.

Noggle remains on supervised probation.

But the designation as a sex offender restricts Noggle from being on public school property, Thomson told the judge. Noggle has three children enrolled in the Frederick County school system, Thomson said.

Her attorney indicated the county School Board is expected to take up the issue when it meets Sept. 7. The board may give its recommendation through a petition to waive the restriction that keeps Noggle from setting foot on school grounds, according to Thomson.

"It has to run through the administrative process," Thomson said.

Prosser scheduled a hearing on the matter for Sept. 9.

Commonwealth's Attorney Glenn Williamson said the board would be advised of the scheduled hearing in case one or more representatives of the school system plan to attend.

It was not immediately known whether the request before the board would be discussed in open session.

Authorities have said the incidents took place between Aug. 18, 2008, and Jan. 12, 2009, when Noggle worked for the Winchester Department of Social Services. Noggle was the case worker assigned to the victim, a 17-year-old boy in the foster care system, according to Williamson.

The boy's foster parent overheard the teen talking about committing certain sex acts with Noggle and alerted authorities, Williamson said at her sentencing. The acts took place at her house and in a motor vehicle, the prosecutor said.

Noggle cooperated with law enforcement when confronted about the incidents, Williamson said.