High-risk Vancouver sex offender rearrested by VPD after Canada-wide warrant
Update: On Monday afternoon, VPD announced that Hayden McCorriston was re-arrested after being located near Granville and Robson Street. VPD said he has been returned to jail and remains in custody.
A Canada-wide warrant has been issued for a high-risk sex offender who was the subject of a public warning from Vancouver Police on Friday.
According to the VPD, 30-year-old Hayden McCorriston was last seen leaving his halfway house, located on Homer Street in downtown Vancouver, at 10:25 a.m. on April 18.
#VPDNews: High-risk sex offender wanted Canada-wide
A Canada-wide arrest warrant has been issued for a high-risk sex offender who was subject of apublic warning by Vancouver Police on Friday.
Hayden McCorriston, 30, was last seen leaving his halfway house on Homer Street, in… pic.twitter.com/6SXAYYtS5a
— Vancouver Police (@VancouverPD) April 18, 2025
He did not return, prompting Correctional Services of Canada to issue a warrant for his arrest.
McCorriston was convicted of sexually assaulting multiple women in Burnaby and Vancouver three years ago. McCorriston is currently serving a three-year and two-month jail sentence and has a lengthy criminal history, including the following charges:
- Five counts of sexual assault
- Break-and-enter
- Failure to comply with an undertaking
- Assaulting a peace officer
- Possession of property obtained by crime
- Mischief
- Robbery
- Indecent acts
- Assault
- Assault by choking
He is an Indigenous man with a slim build and a shaved head. He is about 5’11” tall and was last seen wearing a blue surgical mask, a black hat, a black long-sleeve shirt, dark blue or black pants, and black shoes with white soles.
Anyone who sees McCorriston is asked to call 9-1-1 immediately.
With files from Amir Ali