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Sparwood sex offender released from prison

Convicted sex offender Randall Hopley has been released from custody and will reside at a halfway house in Vancouver.

The 60-year-old is most known for kidnapping a three-year-old Sparwood boy in 2011.

He was released on a recalculated statutory release after he was suspended due to breaching his conditions on his previous release.

While he is out of prison, Hopley is still bound by a number of conditions.

He is not to be in, near or around places where children gather, be in the presence of any child under the age of 16 and obey a curfew of 6 p.m. to 7 a.m.

He is also not allowed to have any contact with victims or their family, cannot possess or access pornography, access the internet unsupervised and must reside an a halfway house.

The Vancouver Police Department is asking anyone who sees Hopley breaking a condition to call 9-1-1.

(Supplied by Vancouver Police Department)

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