Convicted sex offender with long criminal history against women, girls back on Winnipeg streets
Posted August 27, 2026 11:30 am.
A convicted sex offender with a long criminal record – for violence and sex offences – was released from jail Thursday and is expected to live in Winnipeg.
Desmond Jared Shane Catcheway, 37, was released from Milner Ridge Correctional Centre. He was serving a six-month sentence for failing to comply with a prohibition order.
Winnipeg police previously warned the public about Catcheway last November.
Authorities say he is at high risk to reoffend in a sexual manner against women and girls. They say he has a history of sexually assaulting women who are sleeping or unconscious.
Before this latest incarceration, Catcheway spent four years and six months behind bars for sex crimes involving a minor, including luring, indecent exposure and sending pornographic photos.
Police say Catcheway refused to participate in required sexual offender programming while in custody.
He is five-foot-10, weighing 240 lbs, with black hair and brown eyes. He has several tattoos, including a Japanese dragon on his right chest; a devil and a Japanese skull on his left forearm; a devil, Catcheway, and a Japanese skull on his right forearm; Baby Emily on the back of his neck; bones, skull, flower, and a snake on his right upper arm; and bones and a skull on his right hand. He also has scars on his left wrist and right elbow.
