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The man who came to be known as the Bus Stop Rapist while Montreal and Laval police worked to discover who was behind a series of sexual assaults on young female victims is scheduled to leave a federal penitentiary at the beginning of October, even though he was evaluated as still having a high risk of reoffending only a year ago.

Michel Cox, 39, has been imprisoned since 2005 after he received an overall 21-year term for having sexually assaulted eight victims over the course of 21 months. When he was sentenced on Oct. 3, 2005, Cox had 18 years left to serve. He will reach his statutory release date, the two-thirds mark of his sentence, on Oct. 2. The Parole Board of Canada is limited to deciding if an offender should have conditions imposed on his release in such situations.

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In Cox’s case, the parole board recently decided to impose eight conditions on the release, including one requiring he reside at a halfway house until his sentence expires in 2023. That condition can be changed in the future. He is also required to inform a parole officer of any relationships he has with a woman and is not allowed to be in the presence of a minor unless accompanied by an adult who is aware of his criminal record. He is also not allowed to possess pornography. Similar conditions can be imposed on Cox for a 10-year period after his sentence expires because he was declared a long-term offender when he was sentenced in 2005.