Sexual offender Roger Edourd Mercier now residing in Nova Scotia

Police are providing information to all citizens of Nova Scotia, particularly those residing in Halifax Regional Municipality, about a sexual offender living in our community.

Forty-one-year-old Roger Edourd Mercier has been released from a federal penitentiary after serving his full sentence for sexual assault and failure to comply with an undertaking. Mercier has multiple convictions dating back to 2000 which include sex related offences. He has been professionally assessed as a high risk to re-offend in a sexual manner.

As part of his release, Mercier has been placed on a number of conditions, including having no contact with children under the age of 14. He is described as a white male, 5’5", 176 lbs. with brown hair and brown eyes.