Officers later released a CCTV photo of the man on his bike, along with a police sketch.

The man also faces a charge of voyeurism, which stems from unrelated photographs of adult women seized during the investigation.

Wilson said South Simcoe Police is taking extra precautions to ensure there is no greater risk to the public in having the man relocate here.

“Because of the nature of the charges, we’ve taken extra steps to prevent a re-occurrence in our community,” Wilson said.

He added it’s rare for a person facing criminal charges to be allowed to relocate to a different province, but it was a judicial release.

“It’s unusual for us because it’s so far away. I know in our situation, we would be concerned with releasing somebody that far away.”

He added there are officers who monitor people facing serious criminal charges and they do compliance checks to ensure they are meeting bail conditions.

“We will liaise with the RCMP. They let us know what plane he was getting on and what time he’d be here. He has to report to us within 48 hours,” Wilson said. “It will be the same when he goes back. We are aware of his movements.”

However, the man may not have to appear back in an Alberta courtroom for some time, as a lawyer could appear on his behalf for many of his early court dates, or he could also appear via video.

Wilson said the South Simcoe Police station in Bradford does have video capability, along with the Barrie courthouse.

As the man’s case is still before the courts, he is not required to be on the sex offender registry.

Following a Supreme Court of Canada ruling, anyone can find out how many sex offenders live within a given postal code. But neither the names, nor the actual addresses are available.

A year ago, the map showed South Simcoe Police were keeping tabs on 48 sex offenders — 25 in Innisfil and another 23 in Bradford West Gwillimbury.

Sgt. Todd Ferrier said at the time all of the offenders were in compliance with their probationary conditions.