Convicted Sex Offender Charged With Further Sex Offences

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n 2010 the Sarnia Police Service Criminal Investigation Branch launched an investigation into Douglas Harold Patrick who had been a long time resident in the south end of Sarnia. Following an extensive police investigation, Douglas Harold Patrick was charged with a number of historical sexual offences committed against prepubescent and young teenage boys between 1970 to the early 1990’s. He was ultimately convicted of these offences and began serving a penitentiary term of 14 and a-half years in 2011 as a result. Subsequent to the initial investigation, other victims have come forward to the police to report being sexually assaulted as children by Douglas Harold Patrick. As a result of the most recent complaint by another victim, Douglas Harold Patrick has been charged with an additional 15 sexual assault offences in relation to this victim. Patrick was arrested on June 14, 2017 for these latest charges and remains in custody pending court proceedings. If anyone has any information relating to this, or any other incident related to Douglas Harold Patrick’s activities, they are asked to contact Detective Constable Heather Patterson at 519-344-8861 (extension 6105) or contact Sarnia Lambton Crime Stoppers at 1-