Yep. They (ABC -a proxy service for the Ministry of Propaganda) are trying to fan the flames to give The Chosen One His reason.
Google "Brian Ross Sex Offender".
Is that the same Brian Ross? Note, I am only asking a question. We don't know if it's the same Brian Ross. Although I think it isn't, (pretty sure it's not). I suppose, as Soetoro would say, there's "no way to know".
(Which of course, is the way of a communist judicial system in which once accused, you must prove your innocence and there is 'no way to know' if the accused is truly innocent.... it's like trying to disprove a negative.)
Well, thankfully, we don't have an official legal communist judicial system yet (although some might argue that we do when dealing with administrative law at the federal and state level) so I would have to say that Brian Ross has not been convicted of being a sex offender.
Can't say the same would be reported by ABC if Brian was an outspoken Tea Party member and the name came up in a story as this again.
and BTW, as to my first point:
This gives them the story that Fast and Furious couldn't. Interpret that as you will.