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Edmonton police warned the public Wednesday about the release of a convicted sexual offender with a history of crimes against children as young as 18 months.

Jason Robert Moors, 31, is considered to be “a sexual offender who poses a risk of significant harm to children,” a statement released by the Edmonton Police Service said.

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In 2006, Moors was sentenced to 6-1/2 years in prison for repeated sexual assaults against seven children, who ranged in age from 18 months to five years old.

During that hearing, court heard Moors, then 22, had taken a babysitting course at Bow Valley College, then advertised his services on an Internet site.

Court heard the offences involved multiple incidents of major sexual assaults. In once case, Moors sexually assaulted a toddler five days a week for nearly three months.

The Journal was not immediately able to confirm details about the offences on which Moors was more recently being held at the Calgary Correctional Centre. An Edmonton Police Service spokesperson could not be reached for comment late Wednesday afternoon.

Moors was described as five-foot-nine in height, weighing about 170 pounds, with blue eyes and brown hair.

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