Second high-risk sex offender moving into Regina’s Heritage neighbourhood

Police in Regina are alerting the public about a sex offender moving into the Queen City’s Heritage neighbourhood.

According to police, 48-year-old Jason Paul Thorn is set to be released from custody on March 31 and will reside at a residence that supervises and monitors him. Police said Thorn, who has a criminal history including sex crimes, is “considered to be a high risk to reoffend sexually,” and “poses a high risk for acts of sexual offending against female children.”

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The Regina Police Service noted that the prospects of reducing Thorn’s risk through treatment are considered “poor.”

“This information is intended to enable members of the public to take suitable preventative measures, not to embark on any form of vigilantism or other unreasonable conduct directed at this individual,” the police service emphasized in a statement.

“Release decisions are made following the provisions of the Corrections and Conditional Release Act; these decisions are not made by police.”

Thorn must abide by a number of conditions following his release, police said, including abstaining from drugs, alcohol and pornography; participating in counselling; following a treatment plan; and avoiding anyone involved in criminal activity or drug use.

He must also report all sexual and non-sexual relationships and friendships to his parole supervisor, and cannot be near places where children are likely to congregate, including daycares, schools, parks, playgrounds, swimming pools and recreational centres, “unless accompanied by a responsible adult previously approved in writing by (his) parole supervisor.”

“Any member of the public who has questions or concerns is encouraged to contact the Regina Police Service at 306-777-6500,” the police force added.

Thorn is the second high-risk sex offender to be released to the Heritage neighbourhood this month.

Earlier in March, police warned the public that Jared Charles, a violent sex offender who triggered two Amber alerts in the province – including one case where he kidnapped a girl from a Prince Albert playground and sexually assaulted her – had been released after completing his sentence.

“Charles has indicated that he is unable or unwilling to abide by conditions and that he is at a high risk to reoffend sexually,” the RCMP noted in a statement on Charles’s release.

Police also took time in March to remind people 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.