Offender allegedly breached order
JUSTICE: Parole board wants new charges laid
A B.C. sex offender with a long history of abusing women has had a supervision order suspended, and the parole board is recommending he be charged with breaching his release conditions.
Jaromir “Jerry” Dvorak, 53, was released from prison in August 2013 after serving a 10-year prison sentence for sexual assault with a weapon.
Upon his release, Dvorak was subject to a 10-year supervision order.
He was convicted in 1995 of the prolonged and brutal assault of a 17-yearold sex-trade worker in Surrey.
Declared a dangerous offender in 1998, he successfully appealed his conviction and sentence, and a new trial was ordered.
In 2003, he was convicted again and the sentence and supervision order were imposed. Dvorak was not given credit for time served, so when he was released in August, he had served about 21 years in prison.
He has a criminal record that dates back to 1980 and includes convictions for rape, abduction of a female, assault causing bodily harm and gross indecency, targeting young women and sextrade workers.
The long-term supervision order that was part of Dvorak’s sentence included a number of conditions, such as avoiding contact with female children under the age of 18, reporting sexual and non-sexual relationships with women, not consuming alcohol or drugs, taking counselling and not associating with people he knows are involved in criminal activity or substance abuse.
Dvorak was released to a Lower Mainland halfway house, where he lived until his release was suspended in January.
It is alleged that Dvorak, without telling his parole supervisor, developed a friendship or relationship in December with a young woman who eventually started working for his wife’s business. The woman no longer works for Dvorak’s wife.
The board said it recommended a breach charge for a number of reasons, including Dvorak’s high assessed risk.
Charges have not yet been laid, according to court records.