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Convicted sex offender arrested, off the streets: Calgary police

James Alexander Parent is wanted on warrants for failing to comply with a court order and failing to attend court.
James Alexander Parent is wanted on warrants for failing to comply with a court order and failing to attend court. (Courtesy Calgary Police)

By Jeff Slack

Posted Dec 30, 2023 7:45 am.

Last Updated Dec 30, 2023 7:57 am.

Calgary police arrested a convicted sex offender Friday, who was wanted on Alberta-wide warrants.

Officers say they were looking for 65-year-old James Alexander Parent on Dec. 15, who they believed may have been in the city.

Read More: Man wanted on Alberta-wide warrants thought to be in Calgary: police

Parent was wanted on warrants for failing to comply with a court order and failing to attend court.

He has a history of sexual assault convictions, including a 1987 attack against a woman in her own home and an offence against a child.

The warrants for the 65-year-old were connected to a previous conviction for sexually motivated offences.

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