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Edmonton police warn of release of untreated violent sexual offender

38-year-old Ernest Thomas Meigs. Supplied, EPS

EDMONTON – The Edmonton Police Service (EPS) is warning the public about a man who was recently released from the Saskatchewan Penitentiary and will be living in Edmonton.

Ernest Thomas Meigs was recently released on statutory release after completing a portion of his 14 year and six month sentence, police said.

The 38-year-old was sentenced for break, enter and commit, break, enter with intent; theft over $5000, sexual assault with a weapon (x2), kidnap, unlawfully confine; and pointing a firearm, stemming from an incident that occurred in May 2002 in New Westminster, B.C.

Police consider Meigs to be an untreated violent sexual offender who poses a risk of significant harm to the community. The EPS believes he’s at a high risk to re-offend.

Officers say it is in the public’s best interest to be informed that Meigs will be living in Edmonton.

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