Vancouver police are warning the public of a high-risk sex offender who will be living in the city.
Michael Wayne Carpenter, 49, will be living in a correctional halfway house.
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He’s currently serving a 10-year long-term supervision order for convictions on charges of sexual assault with a weapon, forcible confinement and uttering threats.
Police say Carpenter “poses a risk of significant harm to the safety of vulnerable female children, youth, and adults.”
It’s not the first time Vancouver police have issued warnings about Carpenter.
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Back in 2017, he was arrested for breaching his release conditions after a public warning. Police also issued a warning in 2016.
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Anyone who sees Carpenter violating the following conditions is urged to call 911.
- Not to consume, purchase, or possess alcohol
- Not to consume, purchase or possess drugs
- Not to own, use or possess a computer, or any technological device that would allow access to the internet
- Not to be in the presence of any female children under the age of 18, except in certain conditions
- Not to purchase, acquire, possess or access pornography or sexually explicit material
- Report all friendships, sexual relationships and intimate relationships with women
- No to go to Kamloops, B.C.
- Not to enter any private dwelling or places including, but not limited to, hotels, motels, rooming houses, SRO residences, private residence/dwelling, or vehicles
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