High-risk sex offender with lengthy criminal record to live in Winnipeg
Winnipeg police are warning the public about the release of a man from prison who has a lengthy history of sexual assault and other violent crimes against women.
Winnipeg residents have been warned to exercise caution after a high-risk sex offender, Justin David Levasseur, was released from federal custody on Wednesday. The 36-year-old, who goes by various names such as Jay, Norman, "J," and "J Star," was convicted of sexual assault and forcible confinement against a woman he met on Facebook in February and March 2021.
Levasseur, who is five feet nine inches tall and weighs approximately 236 pounds, has a lengthy criminal record, which includes convictions for sexual assault, forcible confinement, and breaking into a stranger's home to commit assault in 2016. Despite undergoing some treatment programming, he remains considered a high-risk offender.
Police have cautioned that women, specifically, are at risk of sexual violence from Levasseur's actions. He is currently living in a supervised setting in Winnipeg, where he must observe several conditions including abstaining from alcohol and drugs, avoiding contact with known criminals and drug users, and refraining from contacting his victims or their families.
Levasseur is also subject to a lifetime weapons prohibition. Police have warned that any vigilante activity against him will not be tolerated.
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