Brian Abrosimo

Convicted sex offender to return to Metro Vancouver under supervision

Brian Abrosimo, 61, is shown in this RCMP handout image.

By Srushti Gangdev and Charles Brockman

Posted November 19, 2024 2:32 pm. Last Updated November 21, 2024 3:25 pm.

A notorious child sex offender who was released into Surrey last year will be moving back into the region, after he was taken back into custody due to concerning behaviour.

Brian Abrosimo is currently serving a 10-year long-term supervision order after completing a federal sentence of over 14 years for the sexual assault, and abduction of an 11-year-old girl — among other convictions.

The Parole Board of Canada says the 61-year-old has violated a few of the conditions of his supervision order in the past — including avoiding children’s areas — adding that he’s struggled to control his behaviour.

As of last year, he’s been living in Surrey, and was required to report any new relationships to his case management team.

The team became concerned about some interactions Abrosimo was having with a woman living at a shelter, who was allegedly uncomfortable with his advances. His supervision order was “suspended” after he kept trying to contact the woman — meaning Abrosimo was taken back into custody.

“The Board must be satisfied that, in view of your behaviour while supervised, the resumption of your long-term supervision would not constitute a substantial risk to society by reason of your re-offending before the end of your supervision period,” the board told Abrosimo.

The board says Abrosimo has minimized the seriousness of his actions, and that his fixation on the shelter client raises concern about his risk to re-offend.

But in November, “despite these concerns,” the board says Abrosimo can return to live at a community residential facility.

The conditions of his supervision order have been updated and he’s no longer allowed to initiate any relationships or friendships with women unless he has written permission from his parole supervisor.

Last year, the RCMP issued a public warning about his release, and Surrey Mayor Brenda Locke expressed her dismay about it on social media, saying that her city “has more children per capita than anywhere in the province.”

Editor’s note: an earlier version this article’s headline suggested that Abrosimo would be returning to Surrey upon release. In fact, The City of Surrey says, he is currently in Vancouver.