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A diagnosed pedophile who claims he cured himself is fighting for community freedom so he can work with sexually abused children.

Kristopher Ginn is being treated at a psychiatric hospital near London, Ont., where recent testing showed he maintained a sexual interest in children. Although deemed a danger to the public, he is moving towards community living — but not with the speed he apparently wishes.

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Ginn, 37, complained to the Court of Appeal for Ontario that the Ontario Review Board still declares him to be a significant risk. The court dismissed his appeal this week; however, the board’s decision for a gradual move into the community remains.

Ginn’s charges that put him in detention did not involve child victims.

In 2009, while he was undergoing psychiatric treatment in London, he asked a stranger on a park bench for a cigarette. After accepting a cigarette and a light, Ginn suddenly jumped up and yelled “I’m the devil, I am going to kill everyone,” according to a police report. He then attacked the stranger and was charged with assault causing bodily harm.