Benoît Guay worked as a police officer in Montreal for 13 years before his arrest in 2006. (Canadian Press)

An ex-Montreal police officer serving time for raping several young women is getting out of jail early.

The National Parole Board ruled Tuesday that Benoît Guay, 39, qualifies for statutory release, after serving two-thirds of his sentence.

Case workers determined that Guay presented a low risk in the short-term, and a moderate risk in the long-term to reoffend.

Guay was previously denied parole in August, when the board decided he didn't qualify for early release because of his lack of empathy.

The veteran police officer served a total of four years in prison, including double-time credit for pre-trial custody.

He was arrested in 2006 after a series of sex attacks on young women across Laval and in the Laurentians. He had served on the Montreal police force for 13 years at the time of his arrest.

Guay was convicted on several counts of sexual assault against eight young women, including a 15-year-old, and received an eight-year sentence.

The assaults occurred in Laval and St-Jérôme, north of Montreal, between May 2004 and June 2005.

Since his incarceration, Guay has undergone intensive therapy for sexual deviance at the Macaza Institution outside Montreal.

Part of a lengthy list of parole conditions will require Guay to stay at a halfway house, stay away from minor females and to continue seeking psychological treatment.

Guay will be supervised for 10 years following his release, because he was declared a long-term offender.