A high-risk sex offender with a record of violence against women has been released from federal prison and is expected to live in Winnipeg, city police are warning.
Jason Mark Bard, 35, was released from Headingley Correctional Centre on May 1 after serving a 282-day sentence for a breach of recognizance conviction, the Winnipeg Police Service said in a community notice.
Police describe Bard as a “violent” offender with a “lengthy criminal record” that includes multiple incarcerations.
“Bard has a history of sexual and violent offending,” police said in the notice. “Although he has completed some sexual offender treatment in the past, he remains high risk to re-offend in a sexually violent manner against all adult females,” said the notice. …