Claims extracted
14
sentences that state something as happening or true
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0%
0 of 14 hedged
("reportedly", "may", "according to")
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not political
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63/100
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Winnipeg police are cautioning residents that a high-risk sex offender is expected to live in the city following his release from federal custody.
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offender → caution → custody
Douglas Wayne Bowman, 62, was convicted of uttering threats and two counts of sexual assault with a weapon, which occurred in two separate instances – one in 2010 and the other in 2013.
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which → convict → 2013
He is considered at a high risk of reoffending in a sexual manner against all females – especially women of a small stature who work in the sex trade, a community notification shared by the Winnipeg Police Service and Manitoba Integrated High Risk Sex Offender Unit said.
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notification → consider → Service
Bowman was released from federal custody Thursday.
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Bowman → release → custody
He was designated a dangerous offender in 2018 when he was sentenced to the equivalent of a 14-year sentence, minus credit for six years of pre-sentence custody.
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he → designate → custody
The 62-year-old is described by police as being five feet six inches tall and weighing 355 pounds.
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old → describe → pounds
He has balding brown and grey hair and hazel eyes.
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He → have → hair
He also has a scar on his right cheek and the middle of his forehead.
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He → have → forehead
His prior convictions include rape, indecent assault, robbery, attempted break and enter with intent, break and enter and theft.
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convictions → include → intent
Bowman has participated in treatment programming but is still considered a high-risk offender, police said.
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police → participate → programming
One of the conditions of his release, as dictated by the Parole Board of Canada, states that he will have to follow a treatment plan in the areas of sexual deviance, violence and emotions management, as well as participating in psychiatric treatments to address his identified cognitive needs.
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he → dictate → needs
Those conditions also bar him from contacting victims or any girls under 18.
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conditions → bar → 18
Bowman is also banned from communicating or being in the presence of sex workers.
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Bowman → ban → workers
Winnipeg police said any vigilante activity towards the man will not be tolerated.
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activity → say → man
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