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At a hearing March 21, Giroux agreed to a list of 21 conditions. He is prohibited from possessing firearms or other weapons and from communicating with his victims or coming within 500 metres of their homes or places of work.

He cannot have contact with anyone under the age of 16, unless he is supervised by an adult aware of his criminal record, and he is not allowed to visit parks, swimming pools or playgrounds where children are likely to be present.

He is not allowed to use the Internet, except for legitimate work purposes, and he cannot access or possess pornography. He is forbidden from having alcohol or drugs, from frequenting bars and from using prostitutes.

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He must be at his address between 11 p.m. and 7 a.m. except for work purposes, and he needs court approval to travel outside the province or to change his address.

At the hearing, Giroux expressed concern about the Internet restriction because he trades stocks and invests in real estate online. “I spend just about the whole day on the computer,” he told the court.

Quebec Court Judge Dominique Joly told him he could go online only for work. “And if you are working, you cannot use it for pornography,” she stressed.

Giroux’s current address is a four-storey apartment building that caters to students, with a For Rent banner out front declaring “Welcome McGill.” His lawyer told the court he intends to move this spring, but there is no indication of a change of address in the court file.

A spokeswoman for the Montreal police department said it is not department policy to advise the public when a sex offender is subjected to a peace bond after completing his sentence.

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