Police arrest dangerous offender in Ontario who attacked 5-year-old [Video]

OPP’s ROPE squad says a dangerous, high-risk offender who police said posed a risk to the community and children has been arrested in Toronto.

Police said 44-year-old Simon Gares was on a Canada-wide warrant for allegedly breaching his statutory release. He went missing on April 7, and was arrested by the Toronto Police Service.

Gares is serving an eight-month, 17-day sentence for breach of a long-term supervision order.

Gares was released from prison to live in a community-based residential facility in Toronto on statutory release on March 14. Toronto police had issued a warning notifying the public about Gares because of his demonstrated risk to the community and children.

While on statutory release, Gares held numerous conditions, including not entering drinking establishments, not consuming alcohol, not consuming drugs and following a treatment plan.

Gares was convicted of assault causing bodily harm in 2019 and found to be a dangerous offender, according to police.

Court documents showed Gares’ victim was a …