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High-risk sex offender James Conway moving to Mission

Click to play video: 'Neighbours relieved Abbotsford halfway house no longer home to sex-offender'
Neighbours relieved Abbotsford halfway house no longer home to sex-offender
WATCH: A halfway house in Abbotsford, where James Conway used to live is not a halfway house anymore. – Aug 3, 2016

After residents in Abbotsford voiced their concerns about his presence, high-risk sex offender James Conway is going to be moved from there to a new home in Mission.

The 41-year-old comes with a serious warning.

He has an extensive criminal history, including sexual assault and sexual interference of someone under the age of 16.

He was living in a halfway house in Abbotsford but residents there protested regularly, saying they did not want him there.

WATCH: District of Mission officials call for a meeting with Corrections Canada about the decision to locate sex offender James Conway in their city 
Click to play video: 'Emergency meeting held to relocate sex offender James Conway'
Emergency meeting held to relocate sex offender James Conway

Conway is 6 feet 4 inches tall and weighs 250 pounds. He is Caucasian with brown hair and blue eyes.

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He is subject to 25 court-ordered conditions, including:

  • You must remain in your residence at all times (24 hour curfew) and may not leave your residence unless you are supervised.
  • You are subject to electronic supervision.
  • You may not engage in any activity that involves contact with persons under the age of 18, including the use of a computer system for the purpose of communicating with persons under the age of eighteen.
  • You may not engage in any activities, volunteer work or employment that will put you in contact with any person under the age of eighteen.
  • You may not attend at any public park, playground, school yard, daycare centre, community centre or public swimming area or any other site which offers activities for persons under the age of 18.
  • You may not wear, for any reason, any uniform which includes but is not limited to, Firemen’s uniforms, Correctional Officer uniforms, Search and Rescue uniforms, Police uniforms, Security Guard uniforms, Nurse uniforms, or any patch or insignia that represents these occupations.
  • You may not travel alone on public transit.
  • You may not consume alcohol or be in an establishment where alcohol is for sale.
  • You may not possess any weapons.

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