Supreme Court justice has dismissed a child sex predator's appeal of his conviction. Dangerous offenderHe was designated a dangerous offender Feb. 6, 2016 and given an indeterminate sentence. After that, he launched two appeals: one of his conviction, the other of his sentence, which had not yet been decided. Instead, Hexamer argued that the Crown had reneged on the plea agreement that guaranteed he would not be labelled a dangerous offender. Fitch said that when Hexamer tried to back away from his guilty pleas he was warned that could "backfire."

Source: CBC News April 19, 2018 22:41 UTC