Sex assault prompts calls for alleged attacker to be labelled dangerous offender
HALIFAX — The alleged sexual assault of a Halifax woman by a man with a long history of sexual violence is prompting calls that he be designated a dangerous offender if found guilty.
Sem Paul Obed has been charged with aggravated sexual assault and choking to overcome resistance in the brazen daylight attack near a large downtown park last week.
The 47-year-old has a criminal record dating back to 1984.
Records from the provincial court of Newfoundland and Labrador in Happy Valley-Goose Bay obtained by The Canadian Press list 38 convictions against Obed, including attempted murder, sexual assault and assault with a weapon. He was 13 years old at the time of his first conviction.