John Horace Oughton

• B.C.’s ‘Paper Bag Rapist’ denied parole again

  Two years ago, John Horace Oughton claimed he was dying of heart disease, but there is no mention of terminal illness in the documents from his latest hearing.

  Crime

  May 22, 2025
  
• B.C.’s ‘paper bag rapist’ denied parole from Alberta prison again

  A 74-year-old man who was once known as the "Paper Bag Rapist'' has again been denied parole after a hearing from an Alberta prison.

  Crime

  May 26, 2023
  
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• ‘Paper Bag Rapist’ denied parole in online hearing from Bowden Institution in Alberta

  John Horace Oughton, 71, was convicted in 1987 of two counts of rape and six counts each of indecent assault and sexual assault with a weapon in British Columbia.

  Crime

  Mar 24, 2021
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• Podcast: This is why I met my rapist

  After 30 years, the youngest victim of the "paper bag rapist" finally shares her story.

  Canada

  Nov 2, 2018
• Paper bag rapist, one of B.C.’s most notorious sex offenders, to stay in Alberta jail

  The man known as the 'paper bag rapist' will be spending at least another two years behind bars.

  Oct 27, 2013