Sex offender with long criminal record expected to live in Winnipeg upon release [Video]

The Manitoba Integrated High Risk Sex Offender Unit (MIHRSOU) is letting Manitobans know about the release of a sex offender who is considered high risk to re-offend.

The joint forces unit of the Winnipeg Police Service and the RCMP said 59-year-old Brett Russell Jeffrey Pilch was released from Stony Mountain Institution Friday and is expected to live in Winnipeg.

The MIHRSOU said Pilch has a 30-year history of sexual offences towards women, typically young adults, and has served federal sentences for these offences.

Although he has been through sexual offender treatment, the MIHRSOU said all women are at risk of sexual violence and harassment, particularly stalking and voyeurism.

His criminal record includes convictions for making indecent or harassing phone calls, uttering threats, sexual assault, and criminal harassment.

He also has breached his probation 13 times by having a cell phone, contact with women under 18 years, and having a relationship …