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High risk sex offender Jatin Patel to reside in Vancouver

Darpan News Desk Vancouver Police, 28 Apr, 2021 04:36 PM
  • High risk sex offender Jatin Patel to reside in Vancouver

Vancouver Police are warning the public that Jatin Patel, a high-risk sex offender, will be living in Vancouver. Patel poses a significant risk to adolescent females and sex workers in the city.

Patel, 46, is currently serving a seven-year Long Term Supervision Order for a conviction of sexual assault.

Patel is South Asian, five foot two, and has a medium build. Patel has short, black hair and brown eyes. Patel must comply with the following conditions:

  • cannot consume, purchase, or possess alcohol;
  • cannot consume, purchase, or possess drugs other than prescribed medication;
  • cannot associate with any person believed to be involved in criminal activity or substance misuse;
  • must not be in the presence of any female under age 18 unless accompanied by an adult;
  • cannot be in, near, or around any park, daycare, school, swimming pool, or recreational centre unless accompanied by an adult;
  • must not own, use, or possess any technological device that would allow access to internet;
  • must not have contact with, or be in or near locations where sex workers are; and
  • must reside at a Community Correctional Centre or a Community Residential Facility, or other residential facility.

Anyone who witnesses Jatin Patel in violation of any of these conditions is asked to call 9-1-1.

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