Authorities in Edmonton are alerting the public about a “violent” sex offender who is set to reside in the city following his release from federal prison.
Jamie Edward Meads, 38, was the subject of an advisory from the Edmonton Police Service because he has been assessed as “a significant risk of harm” to the community.
The advisory alleged that Meads presented the most danger to individuals who “may be vulnerable to intimate partner violence” as well as to the organizations that provide support for such victims.
“The Edmonton Police Service believes it is necessary and in the public interest to provide this information so that members of the public, organizations serving vulnerable individuals, and those involved in supporting victims of intimate partner violence may take appropriate precautionary measures,” the advisory said.
“The Edmonton Police Service also encourages organizations that provide services to victims of intimate partner violence and other vulnerable persons to review this information and take any precautions they consider appropriate.”
Meads has an extensive history of intimate partner violence that includes sexual offences, with eight known victims identified over a 20-year span, police said.
He was convicted in June 2025 of several offences stemming from a prolonged pattern of violence against an intimate partner that occurred over the course of several weeks, police said.
Those offences included assault causing bodily harm, assault by choking, suffocating or strangling, aggravated assault, forcible confinement, intimidation, and uttering threats.
Edmonton police obtained several court-imposed conditions to manage his release, which includes supervision by a member of the Edmonton police behavioural assessment unit.
Police did not announce his release date, but said Meads is prohibited from engaging in any sexual or intimate relationships with others unless he receives written consent from a supervisor or designated authority, and until the identity of the other person has been revealed and they have been made aware of his background.
He is also forbidden from having any direct or indirect contact with victims and must live at a residence approved by the Alberta Court of Justice or supervision.
The 38-year-old is described as a five-foot-10 and 180-pounds, with black hair and brown eyes. A picture released by police shows that Meads wears glasses, has a neck tattoo, and appears to be indigenous.
Police said the advisory was released as a measure to allow members of the public “to take suitable precautionary measures,” not as an invitation to engage in “any form of vigilante action.”
