Vancouver police warn of high risk sex offender moving to community

Vancouver police are warning the public about a high-risk sex offender moving into the community.

39-year-old Frank William Skani is a convicted sex offender who will be living in a correctional halfway house in the city.

Police said Skani is serving a 10-year long term supervision order for sexual assault with a weapon, sexual assault, forcible confinement and break and enter.

According to police, he is believed to pose a significant risk to women in the community.

Skani is described as 5’9″ tall, weighing 198 lbs. with brown eyes and black hair shaved on the sides with a ponytail in the back.

He is under a number of court imposed conditions including:

• Not to consume, purchase or possess alcohol or drugs
• Not to own, use or possess a computer, or any technological device that has internet access
• Not to purchase, acquire, possess or access pornography or sexually explicit material
• To report all relationships with women to parole supervisor
• Not to be in the company of a sex trade workers
• Not to be in any area known to be, or reasonably believed to be, frequented by sex trade workers without prior approval of parole supervisor
• Not to have inappropriate physical contact with any female including, but not limited to, brushing up against females and/or unwanted touching
• Not to go to the cities of Burnaby or Coquitlam for any purpose unless pre-approved in writing by parole supervisor

Anyone who sees Skani violate any of these conditions is asked to call 911.