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Sex Offender
Minimum sentence for Kamloops man who admitted to touching step daughter
KAMLOOPS – A Kamloops man admitted to inappropriately touching his common law partner's daughter, but…
North Okanagan sex offender sentenced for crimes against children
“I COULDN’T KEEP MY FILTHY HANDS TO MYSELF… I DESERVE WHATEVER HAPPENS TO ME” VERNON…
Truth or dare game and inappropriate touching with teen lands North Okanagan couple in jail
VERNON – A North Okanagan couple will spend three months in jail for engaging in…
Okanagan man sentenced to over three years for child sexual abuse
VERNON – An Okanagan man is facing almost four years in prison after pleading guilty…
Sex offender living in Okanagan has parole conditions eased
OKANAGAN – A man currently living in the Okanagan who was convicted of sexual assault…
Man who exposed himself to women in Kamloops will be released
A Kamloops man facing charges of indecent acts in public will serve one additional day…
Released sex offender has changed appearance Abbotsford police warn
A now-released sex offender has changed his appearance, prompting Abbotsford Police to warn the public.…
Vernon man comments on his own RCMP ‘wanted’ Facebook post
A violent sex offender currently wanted by Vernon police for pointing a handgun at someone…
Sex offender with history of offences against strangers wanted on Canada-wide warrant
The Vancouver Police Department is searching for a high-risk sex offender who disappeared from his…
High-risk sex offender back in Vancouver police custody
A high-risk sex offender who was wanted Canada-wide has been arrested. On Friday, Aug. 12,…
Kamloops contractor installed cameras in office bathroom renovations
A 37-year-old Kamloops man was arrested for voyeurism promptly after his release in Ontario from…
Kamloops court to decide whether pedophile should be declared dangerous offender
KAMLOOPS - A Kamloops Supreme Court Justice will determine if a man with a history of sexually molesting children across the province will face an indefinite jail term as a dangerous offender. The man - whose name and locations of his offences cannot be published due to a court order protecting his victim’s identities -...
Sex offender faces longer probation after failing to complete rehabilitation program
KAMLOOPS - A convicted sex offender pleaded guilty in Kamloops Provincial Court today, Oct. 16 to breaching his probation conditions after he was removed from two of his court-ordered rehabilitation sessions. Francis Desmet, 65, was convicted in 2012 of making and distributing child pornography in Kelowna and sentenced to 18 months in jail. After his...
Appeal denied for man convicted in child porn ring
KAMLOOPS — The B.C. Court of Appeal dismissed a man’s request to overturn his conviction on several child porn charges because of his right to privacy. David Caza was convicted in 2012 after police discovered he was participating in an international exchange of child pornography images online. To avoid detection by police, Caza renewed his...
Dangerous offender hearing to start next week
PENTICTON - A dangerous offender hearing and sentencing for sex offender David Wesley Bobbitt will begin next Monday, June 23 in Penticton Supreme Court. Bobbitt pleaded guilty last April to several charges including sexual assault, aggravated assault, assault with a weapon and confinement from an incident in 2012. Sentencing through the dangerous offender hearing, which...