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Global News is reporting that a man, who violently sexually assaulted two women, killing one and leaving another for dead four decades ago in Williams Lake, has had his day parole reinstated.
Kelly James Toop, now 64, was first granted day parole in June but had those privileges suspended in October after a halfway house staffer accused him of following and photographing a woman, making inappropriate sexual comments to women in a class he was taking, and because there were numerous porn websites on his phone.
He was returned to prison but a decision made on December 30th by the Parole Board of Canada reversed it.
Toop is serving a life sentence for the 1980 first-degree murder of 29-year old Suzanne Seto in Duncan.
He broke into her hotel room, sexually assaulted her for hours, and then took her into a wooded area and killed her.
Toop is also serving a concurrent life sentence for sexual assault and attempted murder of a woman in Williams Lake in November of 1982.
In that case, the woman gave him a ride in her vehicle and Toop beat her, sexually assaulted her for hours, and then hit her in the head with a tire iron and left her for dead.
Despite serious injuries, she survived.
The decision to reinstate his day parole was made despite the opposition of his victim’s families and despite a recommendation by the Correctional Service of Canada.
Conditions of his release include no contact with victims, not to drink or consume drugs, not to access pornography, and to report all relationships to his parole supervisor.
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