Violent sex offender behind Amber Alert kidnappings moves to Regina

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, is being released.

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.

Saskatchewan RCMP said Jared (Jarrod) John Charles now aged 27, plans to reside in Regina.

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RCMP and the Regina Police Service want the public to know on March 18, 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.

The now 27-year-old man 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.

Police remind public of another violent sexual reoffender

“During his time of incarceration, he did complete programing designated to address his risk factors,” police said. “However, Louis Ted Mercredi has not made any progress in reducing his high risk to reoffend violently. (Regina Police Service)

RCMP also sent out a release on Tuesday reminding people that Louis Ted Mercredi, a man deemed to be a high risk to reoffend sexually, still lives in Regina’s Heritage neighbourhood.

Mercredi’s criminal history includes violent sexual offences, police said, and he has a history of reoffending.