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Crown seeks dangerous offender status for Gordon Leclerc, 75, over 2021 attack charges

Gordon James Joseph Leclerc, a convicted Vancouver sex offender, was originally charged with aggravated sexual assault and sexual assault with a cane, Global News BC reported.

By Northline Newsroom
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Reported by Global News BC; BC Prosecution Service and court confirmation pending.

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The Crown is seeking dangerous offender status for Gordon James Joseph Leclerc, a 75-year-old convicted sex offender from Vancouver, Global News BC reported.

Leclerc was originally charged with aggravated sexual assault and sexual assault with a weapon, a cane. The charges relate to a period between Sept. 7 and Sept. 9, 2021.

The Crown's push for the designation makes this a Vancouver case with consequences well beyond one sentencing, since the status is reserved for the small number of offenders the Crown argues warrant special treatment under the law.

Global News BC's report did not specify which offences Leclerc was convicted of.

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