Kyle Wayne Berkson, 50, is serving an indeterminate prison sentence after being declared a dangerous offender in 2011.
A man in prison for breaking into a Surrey bedroom and molesting a nine-year-old girl 15 years ago will not be allowed access to the public.
In a decision this week, the Parole Board of Canada said Kyle Wayne Berkson, 50, has been denied full and day parole.
He was deemed a dangerous offender and handed an indeterminate sentence after being convicted in 2011 of break-and-enter to commit sexual assault with a weapon, sexual interference with a person under 14, invitation to sexual touching and uttering threats.
The board said given the seriousness of his offence, his status as a dangerous offender, and the need for further work to address risk-related factors, his release would present an undue risk to society.
In April 2010, when Berkson sneaked into the nine-year-old girl’s bedroom in the middle of the night, sexually touched her and threatened her. He left his DNA and a prescription pill bottle bearing his name at the scene.
Berkson had committed a sexual assault against a young boy in the mid-1990s and, after his arrest for the 2010 incident, child-sexual-abuse material was found on his computers. He also has a lengthy history of drug and property offences.
Berkson’s most recent psychological risk assessment in 2023 found his risk for reoffending sexually was in the moderate to high range and his risk to reoffend violently was high, according to the decision.
He has been diagnosed with various personality disorders and anti-social traits, including pedophilia and substance use disorder, the decision said.
With Postmedia News files