Parents have been issued a warning from local schools about the recent release of a convicted sex offender who has decided to call Edmonton home.
Bruce Donald Windsor, 48, spent the past two years in jail for possession of child pornography, accessing child pornography, and sexual interference.
He was released from custody late last month. At that time, Stony Plain RCMP had alerted the public Windsor was at risk to re-offend.
"We don't often send news releases from an RCMP division or city police, but in this case of course he is a significant risk," explains Lori Nagy, spokesperson for Edmonton Catholic Schools.
Edmonton education officials were not aware Windsor was living in Edmonton until they received some information from a teacher in St. Albert.
"The St. Albert area forwarded [the information] to one of our principals who contacted me and said, 'do you think we should be doing something about this'"? said Jane Sterling with Edmonton Public Schools.
Then after careful consideration, school officials from both districts decided to draft letters to send home with students.
"We know it creates some fear and some concern with parents but we'd rather parents be concerned because of the letter than concerned that something had happened to their child and they were not aware of any situation that could have affected their child," said Nagy.
Mother-of-two Karen Dickson says she appreciates school officials taking the time to send out a warning.
"I think you can take extra precautions as a parent if you know -- than if you don't know."
Edmonton police will not reveal Windsor's exact address but will say the man is being watched by officers.
Edmonton schools were not originally known about the man's release because he was convicted of crimes in the Stony Plain area and Mounties chose to only alert nearby residents.
Windsor is bound by a 20-year order prohibiting him from attending a public park, public swimming area, daycare centre, school ground, playground or community centre where children under the age of 14 are present.
He is also bound by a lifetime prohibition from obtaining employment, paid or volunteer, that involves being in a position of trust towards a person under age 14.
The 48-year-old man is prohibited from using a computer for the purposes of communicating with a person under the age of 14.
With files from Susan Amerongen
