A high-risk offender with a history of sex crimes against children and domestic violence, who was recently granted leave privileges from a halfway house, is back in custody and facing new charges that could carry up to 10 years in prison, according to a parole board decision.

Harvey Joseph Venus, 39, a designated dangerous offender about whom Saint John and Halifax police have both issued alerts, has had his long-term supervision order suspended by the Correctional Service of Canada.

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