Convicted Pedophile Charged Again
Posted May 24, 2007 12:00 pm.
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His name is Donald Mumford and if it sounds familiar, it’s because he’s been in the public eye before. The 53-year-old convicted pedophile has been charged with aggravated assault endangering life after an incident in an east end thrift store.
Cops say Mumford, who is HIV positive, was a volunteer at the shop when he befriended a mother that was a frequent customer. Police accuse him of using the woman to get to her child, and attacking the seven-year-old while he was babysitting him. It would appear from the charges that Mumford may have used extreme coercion to ensure silence. Among the allegations he’s facing are threatening death and threatening bodily harm.
It’s the latest chapter in a story we first brought you in 2001, when the convicted child molester was released to the Keele Centre halfway house after serving just two-thirds of a five-year sentence for sexually assaulting an eight-year-old Toronto boy. He’d also been found guilty of assaulting three other young males between 1985 and 1997.
A year later, he was released and settled in a neighbourhood filled with children and four public schools – the Queen and Roncesvalles area, an act that outraged parents.
His M.O. was always the same – assume a position of trust with a family then take advantage of the most vulnerable.
As part of his release conditions, he was under a lifetime ban to keep far away from children. But this latest arrest suggests he may not have complied with those orders. Mumford will make his first court appearance on these new charges May 31, but police fear there may be other victims that haven’t come forward. If you think your child may have had contact with this man, call police at (416) 808-7267.
Meanwhile, doctors are keeping a close eye on the seven-year-old in this case. He’s tested negative for HIV, but they’ll be watching him to ensure he stays healthy.
