Police Issue Alert About High-Risk Sex Offender Moving to Winnipeg

Police Issue Alert About High-Risk Sex Offender Moving to Winnipeg
A Winnipeg Police Service shoulder badge in a file photo. The Canadian Press/David Lipnowski
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Police are warning the public about a convicted sex offender recently released from custody who is expected to move to Winnipeg.

Richard Kofie Asante, 34, was recently released from a maximum security federal institution in Edmonton after serving a partial sentence for sexual assault with a weapon and sexual assault involving choking, according to the Manitoba Integrated High Risk Sex Offender Unit, which provided the warning on July 10.