TORONTO - Sex predator Gordon Stuckless does not meet the test to be declared a dangerous offender, a psychiatric assessment indicated Tuesday.
“From purely a psychiatric perspective, it is not clear that the statutory test for a dangerous offender designation is met,” Dr. Mark Pearce, a court-appointed psychiatrist, wrote in a report required before a dangerous offender hearing can be requested.
“His risk to the community is assumable now and he is, in fact, residing in the community.”
Stuckless’s risk is also diminished by his advancing age and continued supervision, as well as a job that doesn’t involve unsupervised contact with children, Pearce said.
The 66-year-old has been receiving sex-drive reducing drugs for more than a decade and he should continue to do so, the psychiatrist added.
Crown attorney Mihael Cole said earlier this year that Stuckless has been described as “one of the most prolific pedophiles in Canadian history.” (more...)
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