Friday, February 2, 2018

News Release - Winnipeg Police Service

Winnipeg Police Service

Friday, February 2, 2018
   

The Winnipeg Police Service today provides information regarding William Rupert ASTLE, 82 years of age, a convicted sex offender considered at high risk to re-offend in a sexual manner against young females.
   
ASTLE will be released from the Winnipeg Remand Centre on February 1, 2018 after serving an effective four year sentence (three years, six months and fourteen days, plus 166 days pre-sentence credit) for indecent exposure to a person under 16 years of age, and failure to comply with a probation order. ASTLE is expected to take up residence in Winnipeg, Manitoba.
   
Upon release, ASTLE will be to subject to bail conditions and two lifetime Prohibition orders, which prohibit his attendance at a public park or public swimming area where persons under 16 years of age are present or can reasonably be expected to be present, or at a day care centre, school ground, playground or community centre.  
   
Although ASTLE participated in some sexual offender treatment while in prison, he is still considered at high risk to re-offend in a sexual manner.  Young females are at risk. 

 

Background information:   
William Rupert ASTLE is an 82 year-old male with a criminal record including sexual interference, indecent assault, indecent act, indecent exposure to a person under 16, and numerous breaches of probation order in relation to children. His first recorded criminal offence for indecent assault occurred in 1969. 
   
ASTLE was previously convicted for sexual interference over a ten year period (1990 – 2000) involving a female child known to him. In 2005, ASTLE was involved in three offences involving his masturbating in public in the presence of adolescent females. One offence took place in a residential area, while the other two took place near the entrance to a shopping mall, and in a commercial establishment. In 2006 he was sentenced, on all four of these offences, to 12 months incarceration, in addition to 9 months of pre-sentence custody that had already been served
   
ASTLE has a history of failing to abide by release conditions. He has breached the conditions of his release twice during his current period of incarceration. Breaches occurred within days of release.  While incarcerated, ASTLE participated in some sex offender programming but is still considered at high risk to re-offend in a sexual manner against young females.
   
ASTLE will be released on February 1, 2018, and is expected to take up residence in Winnipeg, Manitoba.
   
This information is provided to enable members of the public to take suitable measures to protect themselves.  Any form of vigilante activity or other unreasonable conduct directed at William ASTLE will not be tolerated.
   
If you have information about Mr. ASTLE, please contact Winnipeg Police Service at (204) 986-6222, your local RCMP Detachment, or Manitoba Crime Stoppers at (204) 786-8477 or toll free at 1-800-222-8477.
   
This information is also displayed on the Manitoba Justice Sex Offender Website: www.gov.mb.ca/justice/notification
www.winnipeg.ca/police/TakeAction/docs/brochure/personal_safety_sexual_assault.pdf

www.winnipeg.ca/police/TakeAction/docs/brochure/streetproffing_children.pdf
   


For further information contact either:
   Constable Rob Carver, Public Information Officer
   Constable Jay Murray, Public Information Officer
   Constable Tammy Skrabek, Public Information Officer
   Kelly Dehn, Manager of Public Affairs

   
   Phone: (204) 986-3061 | Fax: (204) 986-3267 | Email:
WPS-PIO@Winnipeg.ca

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