Canada-Wide Warrant Issued For Repeat Sex Offender Who Didn't Return To Halfway House In Vancouver

The Canadian Press, 19 Jan, 2015 12:26 PM

VANCOUVER — A Canada-wide warrant has been issued for a 37-year-old man who failed to return to a halfway house in Vancouver.

Police say Marcel Parent is a two-time federal offender who has served time for various offences including sexual assault, armed robbery and forcible confinement.

Parent breached his release conditions when he didn't show up at a halfway house by curfew on Sunday.

He is believed to be in the Nanaimo area.

Parent has a number of tattoos, including a scorpion on his neck, a spider web on his right forearm, and an eagle and wolf on his left forearm.

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