A high-risk sex offender released two weeks ago has not returned to his home and police have issued a Canada-wide warrant for his arrest.
Rainie James Semple, 43, also known as Rene James Everett, was released Jan. 10 after serving a sentence for breaching a long-term supervision order.
Semple is described as 5’7″, 163 lbs, with brown hair and brown eyes. He has a panther tattooed on his right forearm, a heart on his left hand, and the letters “R.E.” on his right hand.
This isn’t the first time he has disappeared — in 2016, Semple was the subject of a Canada-wide warrant after failing to meet the conditions of his parole.
He’s considered a high risk to re-offend in a sexual and/or violent manner.
He has a considerable criminal history, including sexually assaulting a woman at knifepoint in 2000, when he was on probation for uttering threats and breaching an undertaking. He also threatened to kill his victim in 2007 while in police custody.
He has been convicted of sexual assault with a weapon, sexual assault, and violent offences such as robbery, assault causing bodily harm, uttering threats, a weapons offence and failure to comply with recognizances, undertakings and probation orders.
He’s also been convicted of robbing a man at knifepoint.
Anyone with information should call the Manitoba Integrated High-Risk Sex Offender Unit at 204-984-1888.
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