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The Province
12 hours ago
- The Province
Sex offender charged with groping teen at a Surrey SkyTrain station one day after released from prison
Police allege Hayden McCorriston sexually assaulted a teen in Surrey in April — one day after being released to a halfway house in Vancouver. Hayden McCorriston Photo by VANCOUVER POLICE / HANDOUT A sex offender who was released from prison in April to live in a halfway house in Vancouver has been charged with sexual assault. 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. Exclusive articles by top sports columnists Patrick Johnston, Ben Kuzma, J.J. Abrams and others. Plus, Canucks Report, Sports and Headline News newsletters and events. Unlimited online access to The Province and 15 news sites with one account. The Province ePaper, an electronic replica of the print edition to view on any device, share and comment on. Daily puzzles and comics, including the New York Times Crossword. Support local journalism. SUBSCRIBE TO UNLOCK MORE ARTICLES Subscribe now to read the latest news in your city and across Canada. Exclusive articles by top sports columnists Patrick Johnston, Ben Kuzma, J.J. Abrams and others. Plus, Canucks Report, Sports and Headline News newsletters and events. Unlimited online access to The Province and 15 news sites with one account. The Province ePaper, an electronic replica of the print edition to view on any device, share and comment on. Daily puzzles and comics, including the New York Times Crossword. Support local journalism. REGISTER / SIGN IN TO UNLOCK MORE ARTICLES Create an account or sign in to continue with your reading experience. 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. THIS ARTICLE IS FREE TO READ REGISTER TO UNLOCK. Create an account or sign in to continue with your reading experience. 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 Transit Police allege that one day after he was released, Hayden McCorriston, 30, groped a 17-year-old girl after she got off SkyTrain at the Gateway Station on the evening of April 18. A day earlier — on April 17 — Vancouver police issued a warning about McCorriston living in Vancouver because he posed a significant threat to the community. Vancouver police arrested him four days later. Investigators allege the teenage girl was followed by McCorriston, who groped her. The girl asked other passengers for help and the man fled. Transit Police later arrested McCorriston and he has now been charged again with sexual assault. He remains in custody. In spring 2022, McCorriston committed more than a dozen crimes during a four-day spree in Burnaby and Vancouver. During the four days he was linked to at least three sex assaults in the Metrotown area where he slapped women on the buttocks and then fled. This advertisement has not loaded yet, but your article continues below. He was arrested on April 3, 2022, after he robbed an elderly couple at a Metrotown-area bank and caught the attention of three mall security guards who took him into custody. Later that year, McCorriston pleaded guilty to five counts of sex assault, two counts of assault, one count of assault by choking, one count of indecent act, and one count of robbery. He was serving a three-year, two month sentence and he was released under Canada's statutory release laws. However, the Parole Board of Canada ordered him to live at a halfway house in Vancouver. 'Vancouver police believe McCorriston poses significant risk of harm to the community and is a high risk to commit further physical and sexual violence,' read the VPD warning on April 17. That same night, McCorriston didn't return to the halfway house, despite a court-ordered curfew. McCorriston was found on April 21 by members of the VPD's chronic offender unit at Granville and Robson streets. With files from Stephanie Ip and David Carrigg ticrawford@ Read More Vancouver Canucks Vancouver Canucks Vancouver Canucks News World
CTV News
14 hours ago
- CTV News
High-risk sex offender charged in SkyTrain groping, transit police say
Hayden McCorriston was the subject of a public warning by the Vancouver Police Department on April 17, 2025. A 'high-risk sex offender' has been charged with sexual assault after allegedly groping a teenage girl in Surrey earlier this year. Metro Vancouver Transit Police announced Thursday that 30-year-old Hayden McCorriston had been charged with sexual assault in connection to an April 18 incident at Gateway SkyTrain Station. Around 9 p.m. that day, McCorriston allegedly followed a 17-year-old girl off of a train and groped her as she walked along the platform. The suspect then fled the station when the girl approached other passengers for help. At the time of the assault, the Vancouver Police Department had just issued a public warning about McCorriston, saying that he was wanted on a Canada-wide warrant for breaching the conditions of his release from prison. It was the second warning the VPD had issued about McCorriston in as many days. He was also the subject of a public warning when he was released to a Vancouver halfway house on April 17. According to police, McCorriston had obtained statutory release after serving two-thirds of his three-year, two-month sentence, which he received in 2023 after pleading guilty to five counts of sexual assault, two counts of assault, one count of assault by choking, one count of committing an indecent act, and one count of robbery. In their news release Thursday, transit police said McCorriston remains in custody. 'Everyone has the right to arrive at their transit destination safely, and without the fear of harassment or assault,' said Const. Amanda Steed, in the release. 'Thanks to this young woman's quick thinking, officers were able to conduct investigative steps that identified the suspect and make an arrest.' With files from CTV News Vancouver's Andrew Weichel
