Brantford rapist escapes Kingston facility
David Maracle, 51, convicted rapist and long-term offender (Kingston Police)
CBC News
Police are searching for convicted rapist David Maracle.
A Brantford, Ont., man who raped a 14-year-old schoolgirl in the late 1990s has escaped from a Kingston correctional facility, police warn.
David Maracle, 51, ran off from the Henry Trail Community Correctional Facility Sunday evening, police say.
"He is a dangerous individual, but we don't believe he is out specifically targeting anyone at this point," said Const. Cameron Mack, a spokesman for Kingston Police.
Maracle is a convicted rapist, who was jailed after sexually assaulting a woman in 1987, as well, Maracle was serving time for a 1997 repeated rape of a 14-year-old girl in Brantford, ON, and on the Six Nations reserve.
He was declared a long-term offender in Hamilton Superior Court in 2009.
Maracle is described as a First Nations man, five feet 10 inches tall, about 200 pounds, with short, dark hair.
He was last seen wearing green and grey cargo pants, a white T-shirt, and a dark jacket and sweater.
Authorities said Maracle completed his sentence on Oct. 22, 2015 but was under a Long-Term Supervision Order (LTSO) which ensures potentially high-risk offenders are supervised for up to 10 years after a sentence expires.
The correctional centre Maracle was staying at is a federally operated community-based facility that provides a structured living environment with 24-hour supervision programs.
"Kingston Police and OPP are making a combined effort to locate Maracle, but in the meantime are asking that members of the public remain vigilant," Kingston police said in a media alert.
"If you observe anyone who matches the above description and/or appears to be suspicious, please call 911."
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