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Police warn of sex offender Teen rapist posed as charity worker to assault senior
treated as an adult and do federal time. The teenager, 18, pleaded guilty in light of DNA evidence to sexual assault causing bodily harm two days into the trial. Judge Bill Stewart called it a “very ROCHELLE BAKER AND TOM ZYTARUK sad and tragic” case and noted the RBaker@abbotsfordtimes.com victim sustained more than 21 injuries. bbotsford Police are warnStewart found Dutiaume’s apology ing the public about a sex “insincere” and described him as offender who posed as a a “very troubled” and “profoundly charity worker and raped flawed and dysfunctional young man” who’s considered a “very high an elderly woman. risk” to re-offend. David Anthony DutiauIt’s n o t c l e a r w h y me, 24, has said he is Dutiaume has chosen planning to reside in Abbotsford as his destiAbbotsford when he is nation upon his release, released from prison on MacDonald said. Tuesday, said Const. Ian “He has no current MacDonald. connections to the comAs a result, the public munity, and his family is warning and other steps living elsewhere in the have been taken to ensure Lower Mainland, but public safety, MacDonald for some reason he has said. chosen Abbotsford as Dutiaume is finished his destination,” Maca six-year jail sentence DAVID A. DUTIAUME Donald. for the rape of a Surrey “There’s a court order senior. When he was 15 years old, Dutiau- to place some conditions on him to me, posing as a donations collec- better protect the public,” MacDontor for Unicef, forced his way into a ald said. Dutiaume, described as five feet Whalley home on June 29, 2002 and seven inches tall with brown hair and raped an 84-year-old woman. The court heard he put a pillow green eyes and weighing 186 pounds, over her face and punched her is prohibited from consuming any repeatedly while forcing himself on illegal drugs or alcohol and can’t possess any weapons. her, saying, “All I want is sex.” Police are going to be vigilant that The victim’s daughter arrived in time to see him running out the door Dutiaume meets those conditions, said MacDonald. with her mom’s purse. “We are well aware of him. We’ve The Crown prosecutor applied to have the youth sentenced as an adult placed him under conditions and it and argued for a six-year prison term. is our responsibility to make sure he The maximum sentence for an adult is not a public safety risk while in our for this crime is 14 years, but under community. We’ve taken the first step by alertthe Youth Criminal Justice Act the maximum is two years, with a third ing the community about him.” If anyone sees Dutiaume violating of that served in the community. Dutiaume, formerly from Langley, his conditions they should contact agreed with the Crown during his Abbotsford Police immediately at trial in April 2005 that he should be 604-859-5225.
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Decked out in her bright red kimono, Iris Okazaki, 3, leaves the stage at Thunderbird Square on Sunday afternoon after performing at the Cherry Blossom Festival. The event, put together by The Reach and Abbotsford Sister Cities Committee, celebrated Japanese culture. For more photos, see Friday’s Times.
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