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HALIFAX – The man many have called the ‘Sleepwatcher’ has been granted conditional parole, and will reside in the Community Correctional Centre during statutory release.

Barry Edward Sinclair, 52, was sentenced to five years in prison in 2013 for breaking into several apartments where young women lived.

Sinclair has a lengthy criminal history, dating back 30-years. He has prior convictions for break and enter, sexual assault, indecent exposure and trespassing at night.

Parole documents obtained by Global News say most of Sinclair’s crimes are a continuation of ‘”sexually motivated offences,” which date back to 1980, and consist of him entering homes of randomly selected females that are believed to be alone or single.

The documents also state Sinclair began “sexually deviant behaviour” as a young teenager.

The Parole Board of Canada believes Sinclair is a moderate risk to re-offend in general and a high risk to re-offend in a sexual manner given the lack of progress in his correctional plan.

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A number of conditions were imposed on Sinclair, including to reside at a community correctional centre or a community residential facility.

He must follow a treatment plan arranged by a parole supervisor in the area of sexual deviancy and must not consume alcohol or drugs.