Police say ‘high-risk’ sexual offender now living in Vanier area

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Ottawa police have issued a warning that a “high-risk” sexual offender is now living in the Vanier area.

Police said Karl Fjolstad, 62, has a “history of sexual assault, and sexual interference, possessing, forcible confinement and making child pornography.”

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The Ottawa Police Service believes that Njolstad poses a risk to the community, particularly children, and they are concerned he may commit similar offences in the future.

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He is described as Caucasian, five feet nine inches (175 cm) tall, with brown eyes, a medium build, and salt-and-pepper hair.

He has been released with the following conditions:

• Not to consume, purchase or possess alcohol.
• Not to consume, purchase or possess drugs other than prescribed medication taken as prescribed and over the counter drugs taken as recommended by the manufacturer.
• Immediately report all relationships and friendships with females and any changes to the status of the relationships/friendships to your Parole Supervisor.
• Not to own, use or possess any technological device that would allow access to the Internet, unless previously approved in writing by your Parole Supervisor.
• Not to purchase, acquire, possess or access pornography or sexually explicit material in any form or type of media.
• Not attend a school ground, public park, playground, daycare, community centre or public swimming pool where persons under 16 are present or could be reasonably expected to be.
• Not seek or obtain employment (remunerated or not), Not becoming or being a volunteer in a capacity that involves being in a position of trust or authority towards any person under the age of 16 years.
• Not communicate or be in contact with any person who is under the age of 16 unless he does so under the supervision of a court approved person.
• Not to use the internet for the purpose of contacting any person under the age of 16 years or for accessing child pornography.

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Police request anyone who knows of potential breaches to Njolstad’s release conditions should contact the OPS high-risk offender management unit at 613-236-1222 ext. 4395 or 911 in case of an emergency.

Anonymous tips can be made to Crime Stoppers toll-free at 1-800-222-8477 or at crimestoppers.ca.

Police said the public safety warning was made under the authority of Regulation 412/23 of the Community Safety and Policing Act, which allows the release of personal information about an individual if it is reasonably believed that the person poses a significant risk of harm to other persons or property, and it is reasonably believed that such disclosure would reduce that risk.

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