Convicted Sex Offender Set for Release in Abbotsford

0:00A convicted sex offender from Vancouver Island is set for release at the end of this month. Stephen Bradley Ewing, 46 years old, finishes a six-year prison term for assaults that took place mostly between March 2018 and August 2019. He was sentenced back in 2021 after attacks in Lansville, Nanaimo, and Parksville. Police note his past includes serious charges like sexual assault, causing bodily harm, one involving a victim under 16 and using choking two, overcome resistance. During his trial, details emerged about how he targeted sex workers, hiring them before turning violent. That pattern marks several of his convictions. Now, Avisford police are alerting the public since Ewing plans to live in their area after leaving William Head institution in Mechelson on March 30. His strict parole rules ban contact with kids under 16 without an adult, visits to child-frequent spots, time with sex workers, booze or street, drugs, and unauthorized internet devices.

1:02Authorities will keep close watch to enforce these terms and protect the community as he resettles. From your city, powered by AI, this is Vancouver News Today.