A high-risk sex offender who abducted a three-year-old boy in 2011 is wanted on a Canada-wide warrant after failing to return to his halfway house in Vancouver. Police say 58-year-old Randall Hopley, who has a history of convictions for assault, property, and sexual crimes, including three sex offenses against children, was last seen on November 4 at 3 p.m. Hopley was previously convicted for the 2011 abduction of a three-year-old boy in southeastern British Columbia, which sparked a nationwide search for the child.
During the abduction, Hopley took the boy from his family home and held him captive in a cabin for four days before returning him unharmed. Hopley served his full term for the abduction and was released in October 2018. However, in January, the National Parole Board discovered that Hopley had violated his supervision orders by allegedly using a computer at a public library, less than a meter away from a group of children. The parole board recommended charges against Hopley and emphasized the need for a long-term supervision order due to his high risk of reoffending.
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