Calgary police say man wanted Canada-wide arrested in B.C.
Posted Apr 12, 2023 7:16 am.
Last Updated Apr 12, 2023 7:26 am.
Calgary police say a man who has previously been convicted of sexually assaulting multiple women has been arrested in B.C.
Surrey RCMP says it made the arrest on April 9 at 8:30 p.m.
Marcel Parent, 46, was wanted on a Canada-wide warrant by the Correctional Service of Canada National Monitoring Centre for breaching a release order in relation to several sexual assaults.
Marcel Parent located in B.C.
Marcel Parent, 46, who was wanted on a Canada-wide corrections warrant for breaching a release order has been located by police in B.C.
We would like to thank the public and the media for sharing the word, and to our policing partners in B.C. who…— Calgary Police (@CalgaryPolice) April 12, 2023
The suspect has connections in Calgary and has a history of sexual assault, using weapons, and harassing and threatening victims.
Parent was convicted of sexual assault and possessing a dangerous weapon in 2002. He was sentenced to 30 months.
In 2009, he was convicted of robbing an employee at a Valley Ridge tanning salon at knifepoint and continually sexually assaulting the victim.
He served eight years in prison and was ruled to be a “long-term offender” after being released.
