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Aug 17, 2026
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Convicted Halifax sex offender sentenced to two years for breaching orders restricting contact with children
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Convicted Halifax sex offender sentenced to two years for breaching orders restricting contact with children
Patrick Kingsley Knowles's guilty pleas spare Crown witnesses from having to testify at trial
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By Steve Bruce
Published Aug 17, 2026
4 minute read
Convicted sex offender Patrick Kingsley Knowles was sentenced Friday in Halifax provincial court on five charges of breaching court orders restricting his contact wit…
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