Manitoba Premier Wab Kinew is asking a provincial committee to take another look at how it notifies the public about convicted sex offenders being released from custody.

Kinew has written a letter to the chair of the Community Notification Advisory Committee, urging it to prioritize public safety in cases where offenders breach their bail conditions.

The letter follows the arrest of a man last week accused of hiding in a washroom stall at a Winnipeg school and grabbing a student who managed to run away.

Media reports have said the accused was a registered sex offender who had previously violated conditions to not be around children and was found at a different school earlier this year.

The accused is not listed on Manitoba’s sex offender notification web page, which includes news relea

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