Regina police warn high-risk sex offender now living downtown

A Saskatchewan man who triggered two Amber Alerts, one of which was the abduction of an eight-year-old girl from a Prince Albert playground, has now moved to the downtown area of Regina.

The first Amber Alert was in 2016 and the other in 2017 for abducting a total of three children, one of whom he sexually assaulted.

Jared (Jarrod) John Charles, now aged 27, was released in March and had been previously living in the Heritage neighbourhood. Regina Police Service issued a notice on May 2 that he had moved to downtown.

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Charles was released after serving his entire sentence and is “considered to be at a high risk of reoffending sexually and/or violently.”

Investigators noted, “Jared Charles has indicated that he is unable or unwilling to abide by conditions and that he is at a high risk to reoffend sexually.” They added the programming during his incarceration was not able to address the risk factors to his sexual reoffences.

Police also want to remind the public this information is not to be used to carry out unlawful and harmful acts against Charles, but for preventative measures.

In the past 10 years, there have only been nine Amber Alerts in Saskatchewan.

In July 2018 he pleaded guilty to kidnapping and sexual assault in the disappearance of an eight-year-old girl in 2017.

Charles is six feet tall and 183 pounds with a medium build. He has brown eyes and black hair.

His court-ordered conditions are as follows:

He must live at an approved residence;
He shall have no contact or communication with any person under the age of 16 years, unless done so under the supervision of an approved person;
He shall not go to a public park, public swimming area, where persons under the age of 16 years may be present or can reasonably be expected to be present, or a school ground, playground, or daycare centre;
He shall not use a computer system for the purpose of communication with a person who is under the age of 16 years;
He shall not obtain or continue employment, or be a volunteer in a capacity that involves being in a position of trust or authority towards persons under the age of 16 years;
He shall have no contact with any prior victims;
He shall not possess or consume alcohol or drugs that have not been prescribed by a medical doctor;
He shall not enter or be in any place of which the main purpose is to sell alcohol, such as bars or liquor stores; and
He shall not possess any firearm, ammunition, or any other weapon.

People can call their local police or Crime Stoppers to report incidents of Jared Charles violating his conditions.

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