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A sexual predator who was dubbed the "Balcony Rapist" when he terrorized women in the Toronto area in the 1980s is officially scheduled to be released from prison Sunday after serving his 20-year sentence.
Authorities plan to issue a national warning when Paul Douglas Callow is released from the maximum security lockup in British Columbia since he is considered a high-risk to reoffend.
Callow raped several women in the Toronto area in the mid-1980s.
His fifth victim, known only as Jane Doe, won a lawsuit against Toronto police, claiming they used her as bait to catch the rapist. Doe was attacked in 1986 in her downtown apartment.
Speaking to CBC Radio's The Current on Thursday, Doe said Callow should not be the focus of so much political and media attention.
"I'm concerned actually that we're spending so much time, so much funding, so much focus, so much media attention on the release and the actions of one man …
when in fact, in the past 20 years the incidence of sexual assault and rape has escalated every year. And we are completely mindless to that reality."
Ontario Attorney General Michael Bryant has said he will do everything he can to ensure Callow never enters the province again.
A B.C. recognizance order prevents Callow from entering Ontario unless he gets permission from the courts. Bryant said such permission is rarely granted.
Though Callow's official date of release is Sunday, he could be released two days earlier.
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