High-risk child predator Randall Hopley released again

A high-risk predator, previously convicted of multiple violent sex crimes involving children and arrested in May, only hours after release for breaching his conditions, has been released yet again.

Source: Vancouver Police

A high-risk child predator, previously convicted of multiple violent sex crimes involving children and arrested in May, only hours after release for breaching his conditions, has been released yet again, according to Vancouver police.

“Vancouver police are warning the public that Randall Peter Hopley, who has been convicted of sexual assault and abduction of persons under 14 years, has been released from custody and is living in Vancouver,” a Tuesday statement said.

If the name sounds familiar, police issued an almost identical warning just months ago, when Hopley was arrested hours after breaching the conditions of his last release.

Hopley, 60, has been convicted of sexual assault and child abduction. Police say he was released on a recalculated statutory release date, as mandated by law.

They now believe there are compelling reasons to warn the public that he poses a high risk of reoffending and breaching his conditions.

Convicted in 2011 of abducting a three-year-old boy from a Sparwood, B.C., home and holding him captive for four days, Hopley had a lengthy criminal record before the abduction, including a prior conviction for sexually assaulting a child.

After serving a full sentence, he was released on a long-term supervision order but has been re-arrested multiple times for breaches, including in 2022 after removing his GPS monitor and failing to report to his parole officer.

Despite multiple warnings from Correctional Service Canada and public safety concerns, he has repeatedly been granted release and re-arrested for breaching his release orders.

As part of his most recent release, Hopley is prohibited from being in, near or around places where children under 16 are likely to congregate, such as schools, parks, playgrounds, daycares, pools and recreation centres.

He must not be in the presence of anyone under 16 and is subject to a daily curfew from 6 p.m. to 7 a.m. He is also barred from any direct or indirect contact with his victims or their families, and from possessing pornography or sexually explicit material.

Hopley is not allowed to own or use a computer or other device that provides unsupervised internet access.

He must reside at a designated community-based residential facility approved by the Correctional Service of Canada.

Hopley is described as five-foot-nine, about 175 pounds, with brown hair and hazel eyes.

Vancouver police acknowledged he is already being monitored by Correctional Service Canada, but added in their release that anyone who sees Hopley breaching his release conditions is encouraged to call 911.