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Calgary Herald
22-05-2025
- Calgary Herald
Martin: Court order offers temporary peace of mind with high-risk offender's release
Article content It was a crime, so heinous, it scarred an entire northeast Calgary community. Article content Article content And while more than a decade later those scars are likely healed to a large extent, it was probably a stark reminder for the good people of Taradale earlier this month when one of its perpetrators was back before the courts. Article content Fortunately, Corey Manyshots wasn't back in the prisoner's box of a Calgary courtroom facing charges in a similarly horrific offence to the one committed by him and his younger brother more than a decade ago. Article content Article content But the fact Manyshots was before the courts at all illustrated just how severe his crime was when he and his brother snatched a 17-year-old girl from a Taradale bus stop and dragged her into an alley where they both sexually assaulted her. Unsatisfied with the physical and psychological trauma that would have caused their innocent victim, they forced her to walk 20 minutes to their parents' home where they kept her for hours and repeatedly raped her. Article content The Nov. 14, 2014, crime landed both Manyshots brothers 12-year prison terms, a punishment Corey completed last month while on mandatory parole. Due to a difference in pre-sentencing credit, Cody has not yet completed his term. Article content Article content The older Manyshots was rearrested under a section of the Criminal Code which allows the prosecution to seek a peace bond against someone who poses an ongoing danger to the public, something he clearly does. Article content Article content Justice Michelle Christopher agreed with Crown prosecutor Janice Walsh the offender remains a high risk to commit another serious crime, despite years of rehabilitative detention in Canada's prison system. Article content Article content Among the nearly two-dozen conditions Manyshots will have to abide by are that he is to wear an electronic ankle monitoring bracelet, refrain from consuming any alcohol or drugs and abide by a nightly curfew. Manyshots is also prohibited from entering into any relationship, sexual or otherwise, without that individual being apprised of his criminal past and he can't have contact with his brother. Article content Society can only hope those conditions, and the others he will be under for the next two years, will be enough to deter him from returning to his criminal ways. Article content At the hearing before Christopher two weeks ago, Walsh detailed reports provided at the offender's 2018 sentencing hearing which painted a dire picture of his risk to society if not strictly supervised.
Toronto Sun
09-05-2025
- Toronto Sun
HUNTER: 'Unmitigated evil' Calgary rapist is back on the street
Today's Junk Justice poster boy is bound by court-ordered conditions, but we know what that means Get the latest from Brad Hunter straight to your inbox "EVIL": Violent rapist Corey Manyshots is back on the streets in Calgary. Photo by Handout / CPS The surname of an 'evil' convicted Calgary rapist could work for a slew of convicted criminals who go back for seconds and thirds to the judicial big bread line. That name is Manyshots. Now, after just seven years in the slammer for a shocking rape committed alongside his brother, Corey Manyshots, 36, is back on the streets of Calgary. Cops in Cowtown have taken the unusual step of issuing a public warning about the high-risk offender. According to police, Manyshots was sentenced to 12 years for kidnapping, sexual assault causing bodily harm, robbery, and uttering threats, and will be residing in Calgary with his release. Of course, today's Junk Justice poster boy is bound by court-ordered conditions, including an electronic monitoring device, but in Canada, we know what that means. Yet only the most obtuse and ideologically hidebound could think warning the public is a bad idea. For them, let's dial back the clock. This advertisement has not loaded yet, but your article continues below. THIS CONTENT IS RESERVED FOR SUBSCRIBERS ONLY Subscribe now to read the latest news in your city and across Canada. Unlimited online access to articles from across Canada with one account. Get exclusive access to the Toronto Sun ePaper, an electronic replica of the print edition that you can share, download and comment on. Enjoy insights and behind-the-scenes analysis from our award-winning journalists. Support local journalists and the next generation of journalists. Daily puzzles including the New York Times Crossword. 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Access articles from across Canada with one account Share your thoughts and join the conversation in the comments Enjoy additional articles per month Get email updates from your favourite authors Don't have an account? Create Account 🔴 HIGH-RISK OFFENDER 🔴 In the interest of public safety, the Calgary Police Service is issuing the following public information & warning in regards to the release of a high-risk offender. Corey MANYSHOTS, 36, has completed a federal sentence for kidnapping, sexual assault… — Calgary Police (@CalgaryPolice) May 9, 2025 On Nov. 14, 2014, Manyshots and his brother, Cody, snatched a 17-year-old girl off the streets. What happened next to the teen is the stuff of horror movies. 'Certainly one of the most depraved offences that I've ever been involved with,' Crown prosecutor Jonathan Hak told the Calgary Sun when asked how the case compared to other crimes he's prosecuted. He added: 'Just unmitigated evil, frankly. They may well be dangerous offenders in the future.' The barbaric brothers snatched the teen from a Calgary bus stop, then dragged her to a nearby alley where they took turns sexually assaulting the girl. She was then forced to walk 20 minutes to the brothers' lair where they kept her prisoner and repeatedly raped her. The siblings pleaded guilty to their sick crimes. Both were handed 12-year sentences. Hak believed the brothers would serve close to their full sentences, but this is Canada and an ideologically captured, see-no-evil justice system was looking out for the boys. Your noon-hour look at what's happening in Toronto and beyond. By signing up you consent to receive the above newsletter from Postmedia Network Inc. Please try again This advertisement has not loaded yet, but your article continues below. 'The reality is they will probably serve much closer to 12 years … because of the circumstances of this offence and because of their personal characteristics and the likelihood of them reoffending in the future,' Hak said in 2018. 'We need to keep them in jail as long as possible, because of community safety.' EVIL BROTHERS: Cody, left, and Corey Manyshots. CPS The brothers Manyshots were given credit for time served, slashing their sentences to around seven years each. Too much? 'These two men fell through the cracks of life,' defence lawyer Alain Hepner told the court. 'They didn't stand a chance from the minute they were born.' And the legal eagle was correct. The Manyshots brothers have much in common with other criminals: Booze and drug abuse issues, plus fetal alcohol spectrum disorder that left both with severe cognitive disorders. It makes for sad, sobering reading. What it doesn't do is make the streets one iota safer. This advertisement has not loaded yet, but your article continues below. But for everyone like the Manyshots brothers, thousands have endured the same harrowing hardships and horrors. They have not snatched a Canadian girl off a Canadian street and violently repeatedly raped her. Struggle? Yes, they do. Harm others? No, they don't. Sex offender Jared Charles is back in Regina. SPS One week ago, it was the Regina cops warning the public about a recently released pedophile. Jared Charles is back in town, and by the way, he's a 'high risk of reoffending sexually and/or violently.' And who are Charles' targets? Children. He has admitted to cops he is 'unable or unwilling to abide by conditions and that he is at a high risk to reoffend sexually.' But somewhere in the fecal-filled bowels of the justice system, Manyshots and Charles will have champions. And they'll tell us, roll the dice. Go ahead. Honest. bhunter@ @HunterTOSun NBA Canada Toronto & GTA Toronto Maple Leafs Columnists
CTV News
09-05-2025
- CTV News
Convicted kidnapper and rapist Corey Manyshots to reside in Calgary: police
Corey Manyshots, a high-risk offender, will be living in Calgary after serving a 12-year sentence for kidnapping and sexual assault. (Supplied/Calgary Police Service)
CBC
08-05-2025
- CBC
As prison ends for Calgary rapist, court tries to manage 'high risk' to community
Social Sharing Two weeks after his 12-year prison sentence expired for the rape and kidnapping of a Calgary teenager, Corey Manyshots was placed on 23 court-ordered conditions, including electronic monitoring, designed to protect the community. The rare step — reserved for only the most high-risk offenders — was taken Thursday so that the Calgary Police Service's high-risk offender unit can help manage Manyshots' release into the community. Manyshots' risk is complicated by a number of mental health issues, including fetal alcohol spectrum disorder (FASD), schizophrenia, low IQ and substance abuse. In 2014, Manyshots and his brother Cody kidnapped a 17-year-old girl from a Taradale bus stop and took her to their home, where they raped her for hours before she was able to escape when they fell asleep. Manyshots' sentence expired on April 25, meaning there would be no court or parole board-imposed conditions in place. On April 24, police took him into custody so details of a peace bond could be worked out. A peace bond is imposed when there are reasonable grounds to fear an offence will be committed. In this case, Manyshots has been deemed a high risk to sexually reoffend. Cody Manyshots has several months left on his sentence but the Crown is also expected to seek a peace bond in his case as well. 'Current and ongoing risk' Manyshots, his lawyer and prosecutor Janice Walsh appeared Thursday before Justice Michelle Christopher, who ultimately imposed the two-year peace bond. "Mr. Manyshots continues to be a current and ongoing risk to the community," said Walsh, the head of the prosecution's high-risk offender unit. The peace bond requires Manyshots to wear an electronic ankle monitoring device and includes 22 other conditions imposed by Justice Christopher. Those conditions include having no contact with his brother Cody, reporting to the CPS high-risk offender team, participating in treatment, providing urine samples and abiding by a curfew of 9 p.m. to 6 a.m. 'Significant abuse and neglect' Manyshots is also prohibited from possessing weapons, consuming drugs and alcohol, and leaving Alberta unless approved. He cannot associate with anyone engaged in substance use or criminal behaviour, and he cannot date anyone unless they are aware of his criminal background. Finally, Manyshots cannot have contact with anyone under the age of 18 unless he is supervised by an adult who has been approved by the high-risk offender program. Defence lawyer Olusola Adabonyan consented to the peace bond and its conditions. Walsh outlined Manyshots' background, which involved "a very difficult upbringing" and "significant abuse and neglect." Supervision and structure Justice Christopher heard that Manyshots has severe FASD, intellectual disability and is "unlikely to succeed if left to his own devices," according to a report authored by forensic psychiatrist Dr. David Tano. Manyshots has required significant structure, including supervision, and is not considered capable of living independently. Walsh noted that Manyshots "doesn't have capacity to develop positive, meaningful relationships with family and friends" and "finds it difficult to understand feelings of others." The key factor in preventing future involvement with the criminal justice system, said Walsh, is securing an environment for Manyshots that involves 24-hour supervision and structure. 'Good luck' Court heard that Manyshots will continue to live in a halfway house until the end of the month. At that point, CPS's high-risk offender program will help find a suitable housing situation and programming. After imposing the conditions, Justice Christopher addressed Manyshots directly, acknowledging his cognitive and psychiatric conditions. "You are also a victim here," said Christopher. "You didn't deserve to be born with fetal alcohol disorder, it affects every aspect of your life. That's why you need help in the community." "I do wish you good luck."
