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In accordance with the Nova Scotia Release of High-Risk Offender Information Protocol, Halifax Regional Police is advising citizens, particularly those in Dartmouth, that a high-risk offender is residing in the community.
George Durling, 57, is on statutory release at a half-way house in Dartmouth. Durling is a federal offender serving a two-year sentence for convictions of:
- Distribution of Child Pornography
- Print/Publish Child Pornography (x3)
- Failure to Comply with Probation Order (x2)
- Harassing Communication and Indecent Communication
Durling was known to text and call random phone numbers with sexually explicit content. These offences occurred in both Truro and Maitland Nova Scotia. Durling has previously been sentenced to:
- Three years of probation related to a sexual assault in Manitoba (1992)
- Eighteen months of probation for an assault in Truro (2019)
- One year of probation for an indecent act in Truro (2022)
Durling’s conditions limit him from being around children under 16 years of age. He must not consume alcohol, use or possess any device that allows him to access the internet and may only possess one unlocked phone that can be monitored by his parole supervisor. He must reside at a specific place, report all relationships and have no contact with victims of his prior offenses.
This information is provided to alert members of the public of his presence in the community and is not intended to encourage any form of vigilante activity or other unreasonable conduct.
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