Toronto police are notifying the public of the release of a man with a history of sex assaults targeting children.

In a release Tuesday morning, police said that 48-year-old Richard Patterson had been released from custody after serving a one-year sentence for sexual assault.

He will be living in Toronto, police said. Details on the neighbourhood he plans to reside in were not provided.

According to police, Patterson has prior convictions for sexual assault, sexual interference, and failing to comply with court-ordered conditions.

“While living in the community, he is bound by a probation order and is required to report regularly to a probation officer,” police said in the release.

"The Toronto Police Service Sex Crimes Unit is notifying the public of his release due to his history of sexual assaults against children, and his potential to reoffend."