A high-risk sex offender who was the subject of a public warning by Vancouver police on Thursday was wanted on a Canada-wide warrant after going missing from his halfway house just one day later.
Hayden McCorriston, 30, was last seen leaving his halfway house on Homer Street, in downtown Vancouver, at 10:25 a.m. on Friday.
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Police said in a news release at 3:15 p.m.m that McCorriston has not returned, and a warrant was issued for his arrest by Correctional Service Canada.
McCorriston was arrested near Granville and Robson Street on Monday after Vancouver police received a tip from someone who recognized him.
He is convicted of multiple sexual assaults against strangers in 2022.
McCorriston has been returned to jail by VPD and remains in custody.
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