On behalf of the RNC, Crown prosecutor Jennifer Colford pointed out Sinclair had failed a drug test while living at the halfway house, and was reported to have refused sex offender counselling while in jail.Īlthough he did complete the counselling during his sentence at the halfway house, he hasn’t followed up with any further programming for sex offenders or substance abuse issues, Colford said. curfew, by which he must abide pending the outcome of the application.
Sinclair was given 15 conditions, including an 11 p.m. Sinclair was released from the halfway house in February 2017, and police began court proceedings shortly thereafter. Police say, however, the break-in had a “voyeuristic aspect” to it and believe Sinclair intended to watch a woman as she slept. He had also been accused of five counts of voyeurism in connection with the Halifax “sleepwatcher” case, but was acquitted. His most recent conviction was in February 2013, when he was given a five-year jail term (minus a year credit) for a break-in in Halifax. He has been found guilty of a dozen break-ins in total - and a break-in with sexual assault in 1987 - as well as charges of trespassing at night, being in a dwelling unlawfully, impaired driving and criminal harassment. Sinclair’s criminal record includes 30 convictions, beginning with a break-in in Clarenville in 1980. “I don’t feel I have given (police) any indication (of being a risk) whatsoever.” “I would like to know what brought all this on in the first place,” he added. I’m doing everything I’m supposed to be doing. “I know who I am and what I’m capable of. “Do you feel you’re a risk right now to the public?” O’Gorman asked Sinclair. His lease wasn’t renewed and he was forced to move. Police attention, including middle-of-the-night curfew checks, as well as attention from the media - which led to his address becoming public - has been stressful, Sinclair said, noting other tenants in the apartment building where he lived staged a protest to have him evicted. I haven’t broken the law since I got out of prison. “If the cops were on me, I’d say to hell with it, it doesn’t matter. “I was under pressure, under stress,” he replied. “What has led you to getting in trouble?” O’Gorman asked Sinclair. He made a promise to his mother that he wouldn’t return to jail, he said. John’s after he was released from prison in Nova Scotia in 2015, wanting to change his life and reunite with his family. Having been away from the province for more than 30 years, he said he moved into a halfway house in St. Sinclair said he was raised in Clarenville and has previously worked as a barber and a welder, and fixing cars. Police believe Sinclair will commit a “serious personal injury” offence against women and want him to abide by certain conditions “to keep him and to keep the community safe,” an RNC officer previously testified. Related stories: Judge rejects defence’s directed verdict motion in sleepwatcher case Ex-convict is risk to public, police say
#HALIFAX SLEEPWATCHER CODE#
It’s a preventative measure available under the Criminal Code of Canada reserved for people who the police believe are likely to commit a serious crime. Sinclair is not facing any charges, but is the subject of an application by the RNC to have his movements and behaviour restricted by court orders. “After I did programming (in custody), it brought me to the realization that I don’t have the right to be out there violating people, harming people,” Sinclair responded, shaking his head. O’Gorman asked him to explain what had happened to make him see the errors of his ways. I don’t want any more victims,” Sinclair said on the stand in provincial court in response to questions from his lawyer, Ellen O’Gorman. John’s court Tuesday he has changed since doing jail time, and will not commit another crime. Barry Sinclair, known to some as the Halifax “sleepwatcher,” told a St.