
A Winnipeg Police Service shoulder badge is seen on Sept. 2, 2021 at the Public Information Office in Winnipeg. Winnipeg police are trying to identify human remains found along the Red River north of the city’s downtown. THE CANADIAN PRESS/David Lipnowski
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.