Kingston police issued a security alert Wednesday stating that Watts was considered a “high-risk offender” and could “pose a threat to the community, especially to women, including women under 18”. They added that the 61-year-old now lives in Kingston and will be monitored. Watts was convicted in 2003 of the murder, sexual assault and sexual assault of a 13-year-old girl. Amanda Raymond died after attending a party at Watts’ Puslinch Lake home in July 2001. The Canada Release Board explained how he was being given drugs such as Percocets, OxyContin, speed and ecstasy. When Raymond was in a coma due to drugs, Watts refused to let others call for help, sexually assaulted her, wrote obscene words on her body, and took photos and videos. Watts was sentenced to 12 years behind bars in 2003.
AFTER GUILT
Watts completed his sentence in November 2015 and launched a 10-year surveillance order (LTSO). Since then, he has been expelled at least 10 times. The Parole Board of Canada called the violations “widespread.” In February 2022, Watts was transferred from a medium security facility to a community penitentiary. A few weeks later, on March 8, his release officer learned that Watts had visited 13 areas he should not be going to. A review showed that he had repeatedly walked out of a boys ‘and girls’ club, including periods when the children would leave the club for the day. Watts promised his officer that he would follow another route, but the next day he was caught again in an area that was not allowed. The release board said it appeared Watts had only walked out of the areas and his release would be maintained. On March 17, Watts met with a woman without informing his release officer. Police in Kingston said they spent some time together before taking Watts back to the community penitentiary. Police described the woman as vulnerable and said Watts lied to her about his name. A moratorium was issued on Watts’s failure to comply with his terms of release. The release board also said Watts’s troublesome behavior continued after his release. Police learned that he met the same woman again in April and was contacted by Watts’s nephew. “This suggests that you gave her her name and continued your persecution and robbery even when you were in prison,” the release from prison said. Watts’s legal release was officially revoked on June 2.
RELEASED AGAIN
On June 22, Kingston police issued a security alert informing the public that Watts had been released. He said his long-term surveillance warrant (LTSO) would remain in effect until April 6, 2027 and would be monitored by the Kingston Police High Risk Offense Unit and the Canadian Penitentiary. According to the legal release, Watts must follow strict conditions to ensure public safety, which include:
Immediate reporting of all sexual or non-sexual relations with women to the prison officer No direct or indirect contact with his victims or their families Do not be in the presence of children under the age of 18, unless with an adult approved by the release officer Do not be in places where children under the age of 18 are likely to be present.
He has also been instructed not to visit Kitchener, Waterloo and Toronto.
Police said anyone aware of possible breaches of Watts’s terms should call them at 613-549-4660.
