Whitehorse Daily Star

Long-term offender set to taste freedom

A long-term offender from the Yukon will be under five special conditions when he's released on Friday.

By Whitehorse Star on October 3, 2007

A long-term offender from the Yukon will be under five special conditions when he's released on Friday.

Frank Ladue was labelled a long-term offender in 2003, following a conviction for break, enter and sexual assault.

He is set for statutory release tomorrow after having served a six-month sentence for breaching the terms of his long-term supervision order.

In a decision released by the National Parole Board earlier this week, five special conditions are imposed for his statutory release and will follow during the long-term supervision order to follow beginning Dec. 4.

Under the conditions, Ladue must report all relationships with women, follow psychological counselling, reside in a community residential facility, participate in the community sex offender maintenance program and abstain from intoxicants.

The condition for residency is reviewed every six months until it is deemed no longer essential to manage his risk.

The six-page decision notes the Ladue, 45, breached the condition he abstain from intoxicants four times during his statutory release.

Then, three times within the first two months of his long-term supervision order, Ladue breached the same condition, it's noted.

'The judge who sentenced you for breaching your long-term supervision order noted that you had not benefitted from the sexual offender programming you had completed as you reverted back into your crime style soon after your warrant expiry date,' the parole board wrote in addressing Ladue.

The man's conviction for break, enter and sexual assault happened after he spent an evening in a residence drinking and doing drugs with others.

Sometime after leaving, he returned, broke into the home and sexually assaulted one of the women inside.

'She was extremely intoxicated at the time and as a result, she was completely incapacitated,' the decision reads.

'Fortunately, two other residents entered the room during the commission of this crime and confronted you. You immediately fled the scene.'

Ladue was also convicted in 1987 of sexually assaulting a woman who was his caregiver. And in 1999, he was found guilty of breaking and entering into a woman's house.

'You have demonstrated a pattern of breaking into homes and sexually assaulting females while they are intoxicated and incapable of defending themselves against you,' it's noted.

'Although you are typically under the influence while committing these crimes, your level of intoxication is not to the degree that you are incapable of engaging in sexual behaviour.'

Ladue's behaviour has been described as predatory because he chooses to break into homes where he knows the women are intoxicated and defenseless, it states.

Ladue's criminal record includes convictions of robbery, assault, driving while intoxicated and breaching court orders.

'Psychological reports have also described you as self-centred, anti-social and an entrenched sexual deviant,' the report states.

'You have also been described as fitting the profile of a sexual sadist since you experience pleasure through terrorizing and humiliating other people.

'Further, your correctional file indicates that you have little insight or remorse regarding the impact of your actions on your victims.'

Ladue is listed at a moderate to high risk for general and violent reoffending and at a high risk for sexual reoffending.

His case management team told the parole board that to manage his risk on statutory release, Ladue will need to be monitored closely with a structure a community residential facility can provide.

During his hearing, it was noted, Ladue indicated his breaches were due to his addictions.

It was due to his experience in the residential school system that he became addicted to alcohol early on, which resulted in crime. He later became addicted to cocaine and heroin while he was in prison.

'Alcohol and drugs, you stated, became your way of self-medicating from the pain of your childhood trauma,' the decision reads.

To Ladue's credit, though, the board noted, his behaviour in jail during the past six months has been described as polite and respectful, with Ladue remaining clean and sober.

'In addition, the board was pleased to hear you say that you are in great need of both substance abuse treatment and trauma therapy as well.

'This demonstrates that you have developed some insight into the reasons that contributed to your previous criminal behaviour and the steps that you need to take to recover from your addictions and trauma so you can create a healthy and more meaningful life.'

Ladue still needs to have more personal determination and resolve in staying away from intoxicants, though, the board concluded after seeing his tendency to blame his breaches on not being accepted into treatment programs.

Given Ladue's history, the five conditions were imposed.

He told the board he isn't opposed to any of them.

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