Repeat sex offender worked at Vancouver Community College for years after charges

“He is a sexual predator who victimizes vulnerable children,” wrote Heino Lilles, then chief justice of the Yukon Territorial Court at the time of his sentencing.

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A 61-year old man with host of charges relating to sexual violence against adolescents and pre-pubescent girls remained employed at a B.C. post-secondary school for years, despite being deemed a high-risk to reoffend.

John Walter Sam has convictions that date back as far as 1982, including a 2002 charge where he pleaded guilty to touching a person under 14 for a sexual purpose who was 10 years old at the time.