Winnipeg police alert community of convicted child sex offender [Video]

A community notification has been issued for a convicted child sex offender who is expected to live in Winnipeg.

The Manitoba Integrated High Risk Sex Offender Unit said Darrell Erwin Ackman, 55, was released from Stony Mountain Institution on Wednesday.

Officials say Ackman has a history of violent and sexual offences. Although he participated in some treatment programs in the past, he is considered at risk to re-offend in a sexual manner against female children, particularly adolescents.

According to officials, Ackman targeted vulnerable, minor female victims, gained their trust, and victimized them sexually and exploited them in the sex trade for financial gain.

The unit said he also made video recordings of underage victims.

Ackman has previously breached conditions of his recognizance and assaulted police when arrested, the unit said.

Ackman served a sentence of ten years and eight months, plus four years and four months of pre-trial custody credit …