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Bradley Furman
A former West Kelowna teacher convicted of a sexual relationship with a student will be released on legal release next month after living in a house in between since March.
Bradley Furman was sentenced to 38 months in prison in February 2020 after pleading guilty of sexual exploitation, attempting to pervert the judiciary, and violating his bail conditions on three counts for engaging in a sexual relationship with a 17th person -year-old student after he was initially arrested. Since he was credited with the time served, he had nearly two years and three months left on his sentence
After serving 13 months of his sentence, the former Mount Boucherie secondary school teacher was paroled in March and began living in a community housing estate – or halfway there. The location of the facility has not been disclosed by the Canadian Parole Board.
But on August 3, if legally released, Furman will be released from the intermediate house. Detainees are automatically released after serving two-thirds of their sentences, but special conditions may be imposed on individuals once they are released.
In a recent decision by the Parole Board of Canada, the board imposed a number of these conditions on Furman’s release.
This does not include the presence of women under the age of 18 unless with an approved adult, not having internet access without approved supervision, not contacting the victim or their family, and reporting relationships with women to their probation officer.
Furman’s most recent psychological research in December 2020 found that he was at low risk of sexual relapse, although he was found to have moderate need for improvement in the areas of “personal / emotional orientation and attitudes”.
“While you were in detention, your conduct was described as satisfactory,” the parole board said in its latest decision. “They have high motivational and reintegration potential and medium accountability.”
When he is released from the intermediate house on August 3, Furman plans to live in the same area, although it remains unclear where that is. He plans to continue working full-time in an unfamiliar job. Furman was banned from teaching for life earlier this year.
