BURSTA man who violently attacked and sexually assaulted a woman and a child in separate incidents must continue to live in a supervised halfway house, the Parole Board of Canada has ruled.
Brian Abrosimo, 63, was sentenced to 14 years and four months in prison in 2006 for sexual assault, kidnapping, unlawful confinement, assault with a weapon, and other charges.
One of his victim was an 11-year-old Aldergrove girl. Abrosimo rammed the girl and a friend off their bikes with a van, to kidnap her. She later escaped in Surrey.
When he was released from prison in 2010, he was under a 10-year long-term supervision order (LTSO). The order prevents him from simply living at large in the community, and has essentially restricted him to living in supervised halfway houses, also known as community residential facilities (CRFs).
However, he has also violated the rules of his supervision order on multiple occasions, resulting in him being sent back to prison for various lengths of time.
The most recent incident was described in the parole board’s summary of his case as part of the board’s Sept. 28 decision.
Starting this spring, Abrosimo’s behaviour was “off baseline,” and officials demanded a urine sample.
When he refused in April, his LTSO was cancelled and he was sent back to a prison cell. After he was released to a halfway house again, his urine tests returned to negative, but in August he again refused to give a sample, and admitted to taking cocaine, as well as prescription meds that were not his.
The halfway house he was living in withdrew its support for him, and he had to move to a different one.
The parole board’s recent decision was considering whether to extend the residency condition, which prevents Abrosimo from living anywhere other than a supervised halfway house. It also requires him to return to the facility every night, as he’s allowed no overnight absences.
The board decided to extend the condition for another year.
“The board notes you remain assessed a high risk to reoffend and according to the last psychological risk assessment, will ‘always need a level of structured assistance and support…'” the decision said.
There are no alternatives other than a mandatory residency to manage Abrosimo’s level of risk, the decision noted.
“Your history of violence has proven to be indiscriminate as you have been violent toward men, women, and children, and the severity has escalated over time,” the board wrote.
Abrosimo’s long-term supervision order will expire in 2030, when he will be 67 years old.