Public warning about high-risk sex offender living in Vancouver

Posted December 1, 2017 5:46 pm.

Last Updated December 1, 2017 5:47 pm.

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VANCOUVER (NEWS 1130) – Police are warning the public about Dawson Davidson, a convicted sex offender who is now living in a Vancouver halfway house.

Davidson, 53, recently completed a two-year sentence for sexual assault. He has been deemed a risk to the safety of women and is a moderate to high risk of sexual re-offending.

Davidson is white, 5’8″, and 180lbs. He has long brown hair and hazel eyes.

Conditions of his release are:

not to be alone in any isolated setting with any female
avoid sex trade workers and do not attend any location where sex trade workers are known to be
curfew 9 p.m. until 7 a.m.
no weapons
not to attend the Downtown Eastside of Vancouver, B.C.
not to purchase, possess or consume alcohol or non-prescription drugs

If you see Davidson violating these conditions, you’re asked to call 9-1-1 right away.

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