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Sex offender who walked away from Vancouver halfway house re-arrested

Vancouver police say they're looking for high-risk sex offender Gerald Richard McLean after he didn't return to his halfway house.
Vancouver police say they're looking for high-risk sex offender Gerald Richard McLean after he didn't return to his halfway house. Vancouver Police Department

Vancouver police say they have arrested a high risk sex offender who had failed to return to his halfway house.

A Canada-wide warrant was issued for Gerald Richard McLean on Sunday after he disappeared.

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McLean is a two-time federal offender serving a long-term supervision order after completing a two-year sentence for sexual assault.

McLean is described as a 48-year -old white man, about 5’7″ tall, weighing 175 lbs.

He has several tattoos, including an eagle on his left upper arm, a skull on his shoulder, and the word “prospector” on his back.

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