Police are warning residents in the Toronto area that a convicted sex offender has been released from prison on “statutory release” and is now living somewhere in the GTA.
Officials say 50-year-old Dave Anthoney Avis was released this week on Thursday and will be supervised by the Correctional Service of Canada (CSC).
In a news release, police note Avis was convicted in 2018 in Winnipeg for sexual assault, sexual assault with a weapon, sexual assault causing bodily harm, and three counts of forcible confinement.
“The Toronto Police Service is notifying the public about this offender because of his demonstrated risk to the community, including to sex trade workers,” Thursday’s police release read.
Officials add that Avis will be subject to several release conditions, including residing at an approved community-based residential or psychiatric facility, having no contact with the victims, not consuming alcohol or illegal drugs, having no contact with anyone under 18 unless approved by his parole supervisor, and reporting all relationships with females.
Subscribe to CP24 to watch more videos: https://www.youtube.com/Cp24TorontoBreakingNews
Connect with CP24:
For the latest news: https://www.cp24.com/
For the latest videos: https://www.cp24.com/video
CP24 Live and Interactive: https://www.cp24.com/now
CP24 on Twitter: https://twitter.com/CP24
CP24 on TikTok: https://www.tiktok.com/@cp24breakingnews
CP24 Breakfast on Twitter: https://twitter.com/CP24Breakfast
—
CP24 is Toronto’s #1 source for breaking news.
#CP24 #torontonews #canadiannews
Discover why “Toronto police warn public after convicted sex offender released in GTA” is resonating with the hip-hop and creator community. WESHH curates and contextualizes clips shaping conversations across English Canada—Toronto, Vancouver, Calgary, Edmonton, Ottawa, Winnipeg, Surrey and Halifax—so fans can follow the culture as it happens.
From music and street commentary to creator moments and real community conversations, videos like this help define the Canadian hip-hop landscape. Our coverage highlights key moments, public reactions and cultural impact—without claiming ownership of the original content.
- Breaks down the moments fans are talking about right now.
- Adds fast, easy-to-read context and cultural relevance.
- Connects this clip to the wider Canadian & global hip-hop scene.
See more WORLD NEWS on WESHH → Browse more WORLD NEWS here.
Explore more on WESHH:
