Sex offender considered high risk to reoffend against women and girls, police warn Winnipeggers
Winston George Thomas, 40, has committed offences against women and girls as young as 13
Police are warning the public a convicted sex offender was released from jail on Thursday and is expected to live in Winnipeg.
Winston George Thomas, 40, is considered a high risk to reoffend in a sexually violent manner against women and girls, said information from the Manitoba Integrated High Risk Sex Offender Unit (MIHRSOU), a joint forces unit of the Winnipeg Police Service and the RCMP.
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Thomas has finished serving about nine months for for breaching the abstain condition of his a probation order in Headingley Correctional Institution.
Thomas has a history of sexual and violent offences and though he participated in some treatment programming in the past, he is still considered a high risk to re-offend in a sexual and/or sexually violent manner, the MIHRSOU said.
Thomas has a lengthy criminal record with arrests dating back to 2003. He has been convicted for sexual assault, break and enter, aggravated assault and assaulting a peace officer.
He broke into a home and sexually assaulted a woman in 2003. Three years later he was convicted of sexually assaulting another woman and in 2008 he received another conviction for sexually assaulting a 13-year-old girl.
Though Thomas has participated in some treatment programming in the past, he is still considered a high risk to reoffend in a sexual and/or sexually violent manner, the MIHRSOU said.
Thomas will be subject to supervised probation until 2019 and is has a lifetime weapons ban. He will not be allowed to drink alcohol or take drugs, and has a curfew of 11 p.m.
Anyone with information about Thomas who wishes to speak to a police officer is asked to call the sex offender unit at 204-984-1888.
Any concerns can also be directed to the Winnipeg Police Service at 204-986-6222, any RCMP detachment or Manitoba Crime Stoppers at 204-786-8477 (toll free at 1-800-222-8477).