{"id":714899,"date":"2026-06-04T16:53:20","date_gmt":"2026-06-04T16:53:20","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/714899\/"},"modified":"2026-06-04T16:53:20","modified_gmt":"2026-06-04T16:53:20","slug":"man-convicted-of-sexual-assaults-a-significant-risk-under-day-parole-in-ottawa-police","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/714899\/","title":{"rendered":"Man convicted of sexual assaults a \u2018significant risk\u2019 under day parole in Ottawa: police"},"content":{"rendered":"

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Police are warning the public that a man convicted in a series of violent sexual assaults in Toronto will be living under day parole in Ottawa.<\/p>\n

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Ottawa police said in a news release that Christopher Roulston, 46, was released from prison on Wednesday and \u201cposes a significant risk to public safety, particularly to women.\u201d<\/p>\n

Roulston will be residing at a community-based facility under structured supervision, given his history of violent stranger sexual assaults and the high risk that he will re-offend or breach his conditions.<\/p>\n

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Roulston is serving an indeterminate sentence after being designated a dangerous offender for three counts of sexual assault with a weapon and uttering threats.<\/p>\n

The offences took place in Toronto in 2002.<\/p>\n

Police said Roulston is being supervised by the Correctional Service of Canada and monitored by the Ottawa Police Service\u2019s High-Risk Offender Management Unit.<\/p>\n

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He is subject to several conditions, including a curfew, a prohibition on contacting the victims of his offences and restrictions around work, as well as alcohol and drug use.<\/p>\n

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Roulston must also report all relationships and friendships with women and any changes to those relationships.<\/p>\n

Anyone who becomes aware of a potential breach of Roulston\u2019s conditions should not approach him and instead contact authorities, according to Ottawa Police.<\/p>\n

The warning comes as Ontario prepares to launch a new public website aimed at providing information about high-risk offenders.<\/p>\n

The province said the website<\/a> is expected to launch next year and will create a centralized location for information currently released through local police warnings.<\/p>\n

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