MILTON, Vt. (WCAX) - Authorities say a high-risk sex offender was released earlier this week and now lives in Milton.

Christopher Edwards, 37, has been convicted twice of sexually assaulting a teen.

He was released by the parole board this week.

The Chittenden Unit for Special Investigations says Edwards has been released before and continued to commit violent crimes.

They say if he reoffends, his victim may be an intoxicated and/or adolescent girl who may or may not be known to him.

The parole board has told us previously that they make their decisions based on a number of criteria, like risk assessments, participation in programming and behavior in prison. But we don’t know exactly why Edwards was released. We’re working to find that out.

If you or someone you know has been a victi

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