 COMMUNITY NOTIFICATION
July 4, 2013
The Manitoba Integrated High Risk Sex Offender Unit (MIHRSOU) is a joint forces unit of the Winnipeg Police Service and the RCMP. MIHRSOU today provides information regarding Rainie James SEMPLE, also known as Rene James Everett, 40 years of age, a convicted sex offender who is considered at high risk to re‑offend in a sexual and/or violent manner.
SEMPLE will be released from Bowden Institution, Alberta on July 4, 2013 after serving a five year sentence (four year prison sentence in addition to 12 months pre-sentence custody) for assault causing bodily harm. When SEMPLE was sentenced on July 7, 2009, he was designated a Long Term Offender. Upon release, SEMPLE will be subject to a ten year Long Term Supervision Order. He is expected to take up residence in Winnipeg, Manitoba.
SEMPLE has a lengthy history of violent and sexual offences. Although he has participated in some treatment programming in the past, SEMPLE is still considered at high risk to re-offend in a sexual and/or violent manner. Although all persons are at risk, females are at particular risk.
Community Notification
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 Mr. SEMPLE will not be tolerated. | | |
Name: Rainie James SEMPLE (aka Rene James Everett)
DOB: 1973-02-24
Height: 175 cm (5'7")
Weight: 74 kg (163 lbs)
Hair: dark brown
Eyes: brown
Race: Aboriginal
Distinguishing marks tattoos:
right forearm – panther; left hand – heart, right hand – R.E.; right upper arm – 2 inch round scar
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If you have any information regarding SEMPLE, please contact Winnipeg Police Service at (204)986-2222, your local RCMP Detachment, or Manitoba Crime Stoppers at (204)786-8477 or toll free at 1-800-222-8477. |
Background information:
Rainie James SEMPLE is a 40 year-old male with a lengthy criminal record for sexual assaults including sexual assault with a weapon, sexual assault and violent offences such as robbery, assault causing bodily harm, uttering threats, a weapons offence and failure to comply with recognizances, undertakings and probation orders.
SEMPLE'S most recent conviction occurred on June 20, 2008 when he assaulted a female acquaintance by knocking her down, hitting, punching and kicking her around the body, including her face. The victim sustained serious injuries.
SEMPLE will be released from Bowden Institution, Alberta on July 4, 2013. He was held to Warrant Expiry on these charges. That is, he was not granted any form of parole.
Upon release, SEMPLE will be subject to the conditions of a ten year Long Term Supervision Order, including: - Immediately report all intimate sexual and non-sexual relationships and
friendships with females to his parole supervisor; - Abstain from the possession and consumption of alcohol and non-prescription
drugs and avoid drinking establishments where the primary source of income
is from the sale of alcohol; - Comply with treatment plan/programs regarding substance abuse and sexual
deviancy as arranged by his parole supervisor; - Comply with psychological/psychiatric counselling as arranged by his parole
supervisor; and - No contact with his previous victims or members of their families.
SEMPLE is also subject to a lifetime weapons prohibition.
Previous convictions include sexual assault with a weapon which occurred in 2000 when Mr. SEMPLE sexually assaulted a woman at knife point. He was on probation for uttering threats and breach of undertaking when he committed that offence. He was sentenced to six years and eight months (in addition to 241 days pre-sentence custody credit). In 2007, while in police custody, SEMPLE uttered a threat to kill the sexual assault victim.
Other incidents of violence include robbing a male unknown to him at knife point; assaulting a male with a weapon, causing injury; assaulting females on multiple occasions causing injury.
While in prison, SEMPLE participated in some sex offender and substance abuse treatment programs and will be under a ten year Long Term Supervision Order when released from prison. He is still considered at high risk to re-offend sexually and/or violently. Although all persons are at risk, females are at particular risk.
SEMPLEis 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 Rainie James SEMPLE (also known as Rene James Everett) will not be tolerated.
If you have any information regarding SEMPLE, please contact Winnipeg Police Service at (204)986-2222, your local RCMP Detachment, or Manitoba Crime Stoppers at (204)786-8477 or toll free at 1-800-222-8477.
For media inquiries, please contact the Winnipeg Police Service Public Information Officer at (204) 986-3061 |
For further information contact either:
Constable Jason Michalyshen, Public Information Officer
Constable Eric Hofley, Public Information Officer
Detective Sergeant Natalie Aitken, Public Information Officer
Phone: (204) 986-3061 | Fax: (204) 986-3267 | Email: WPS-PIO@Winnipeg.ca | Share this mailing with your social network by clicking on the appropriate link:   | |
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