Father of abducted boy says family was not told offender had been released

The father of a boy who has been abducted from a home in southeastern British Columbia says he is not known about the release of the high-risk offender.

Randall Hopley, who is 53, has served his six-year sentence for breaking into a home in Sparwood and abducting the sleeping three-year-old in 2011.

He returned the boy four days later physically unharmed.

The boy's father, who lives in northern Alberta, told CTV Calgary Hopley's freedom.

He said he is anxious about the man's release but that's his, who is now 10 and in Grade 5, is doing well.

Vancouver police have issued a public warning about Hopley moving into the city because they say he still poses a risk of significant harm to young boys.

A National Parole Board decision released to the Canadian Press on Thursday said Hopley continues to be badessed on a high risk for badual offending against children.

It is said that it is a 10-year supervision order in a effort to manage its risks and conditions, including not being in the presence of any child under 16 and abiding by a curfew.

Vancouver police said Hopley would be living in a residential correctional facility but would not reveal the location.

Hopley was also designated as a long-term offender after he was badually badaulted young children while living in a foster home as a teen.