Ontario police seek repeat offender Manasie Ipeelee
Ipeelee went missing July 28 from an Ottawa halfway house
If you see Manasie Ipeelee, let the police know. There’s a Canada-wide arrest warrant out for the the repeat offender, who is originally from Iqaluit, after he failed to return to a halfway house in Ottawa. (Handout photo)
The Ontario Provincial Police’s repeat offender parole enforcement squad wants the public’s help in locating Manasie Ipeelee, 47, for a breach of his statutory release conditions.
A Canada-wide warrant has been issued for Ipeelee, originally from Iqaluit, for breaching his long-term supervision order after he did not return July 28 a halfway house in Ottawa.
He may still be in the Ottawa area, police have said.
If you have information about Ipeelee, contact the OPP at 416-808-5900 or toll free at 1-866-870-7673 (ROPE) or Crime Stoppers at 1-800-222-8477 (TIPS) or call 911.
Ipeelee had been serving a six-year sentence for sexual assault causing bodily harm.
Police described Ipeelee as being 5’3″ (163 cm), 143 pounds (65 kilograms) with long black hair, a black goatee, brown eyes, and multiple tattoos on his left hand, left thigh, upper back and arms. He wears prescription glasses.
One of Ipeelee’s previous convictions was the subject of a Supreme Court of Canada decision, which in 2012 clarified the Gladue principles on sentencing of Indigenous offenders.
In 2012, more than 13 years after R v Gladue came out, the Supreme Court of Canada revisited section 718(2)(e) in a case called R v Ipeelee.
In it, they expanded upon the principles from the Gladue case, spelling out the factors courts need to consider in sentencing Indigenous offenders, such as cultural oppression and poverty.
Not to positive about the Gladue ruling. Apparently alleviates responsibility to some parties who supposedly suffered harsh economic social conditions then committed horrific crimes and where as I said viewed as being less culpable, I suppose that in some sense we could all make the same argument. Fortunately some people grow up and finally accept that they are ultimately responsible for their own actions or a lot of people would be running around the streets with guns and no clothes on. In some cases apparently they are.