A man convicted of sexually assaulting strangers in Burnaby and Vancouver has been released and police are warning the public.
Hayden McCorriston, 30, has been released from custody and is living at a Vancouver halfway house.
His sentence expires in 2026, but Vancouver police were alerted that he has obtained statutory release.
"Vancouver police believe McCorriston poses [a] significant risk of harm to the community and is a high risk to commit further physical and sexual violence,” said Sgt. Steve Addison.
Vancouver police say he was convicted of sexually assaulting multiple women in both cities back in 2022.
He is currently serving a three-year, two-month jail sentence for five counts of sexual assault, break-and-enter, failure to comply with an undertaking, assaulting a peace officer, possession of property obtained by crime, mischief, robbery, indecent acts, assault, and assault by choking.
Under his release conditions, he is not to consume drugs or alcohol, has a curfew from 10 p.m. to 6 a.m., and is not to enter a licensed establishment. McCorriston must report all intimate sexual and non-sexual relationships and friendships with females to his parole supervisor.
Investigators from the High-Risk Offender Unit will work with Correctional Service Canada to monitor McCorriston.
Anyone who observes him breaching his release conditions is asked to contact police immediately.
