Vancouver police say a convicted sex offender was re-arrested just three days after it was announced he would be living in the community.
Skylar Wayne Pelletier “poses a risk of significant harm to women,” police said in a Feb. 26 media release, announcing he would be released into the city with multiple conditions.
The 24-year-old is currently serving a five-year long-term supervision order for convictions of sexual assault, assault and break-and-enter.
On Monday, police said Pelletier had been arrested on Feb. 29 on a Canada-wide warrant “issued for protection of society, under Section 135 (1) of the Corrections and Conditional Release Act.”
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Police have not released details of what prompted the warrant.
Pelletier had been released on conditions including a ban on consuming or possessing alcohol or drugs, bans on contact with victims and their families, and a 6 p.m. curfew.
He was also ordered to report any contact with women and girls to his parole supervisor, ordered to stay away from Salish Park in Chilliwack, and required to live at a designated facility.
It’s not the first time police have issued a warning about Pelletier. The department issued a similar warning in 2021.
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