The past indiscretions of a former Prince George man convicted of first-degree murder came back to haunt him as his bid for full parole has been denied.
In a decision reached in late July, the Parole Board of Canada concluded Patrick Kelly must spend at least a further six months on day parole, citing a history of breaching his conditions in the past combined with concern about his ongoing behaviour.
"It is apparent that you continue to push the boundaries with those supervising you and seem to have less than a full understanding when you place yourself in risky or potentially risky situations relative to full compliance with your special conditions," the board said in the decision.
"This is an ongoing issue that has created many problems for you in the past and continues to do so."
A former Mountie, Kelly was convicted in 1983 for throwing his wife off the 17th-floor balcony of their Toronto apartment.
Kelly was originally granted day parole in 2003. Since then, his parole has been revoked and granted several times for failing to disclose financial dealings or relationships with women.
The former undercover officer was granted full parole in 2010, but the board reversed his release in August 2012 after he failed to report two relationships with women. At the time, Kelly had been living in Prince George, where he was operating an antiques store.
One of those women filed a complaint with the national parole monitoring centre, which led to his arrest. She was concerned for the safety of other women because he delayed telling her he had been convicted of killing his wife until after he had established an intimate relationship with her.
The woman who was with Kelly at his residence when he was arrested claimed she was involved in an intimate relationship with him but was unaware of his criminal history.
At the time of his wife Jeannette's murder, Kelly had been involved in three extramarital affairs and was seeing another woman.
In June 2014, he was granted day-parole release and in November 2014, he was given escorted, overnight leave privileges even though he admitted to accessing Internet dating sites and making contact with several women without revealing his criminal past.
Kelly must continue to abide by a number of conditions while on day parole, including not consuming alcohol, reporting all relationships with females, providing financial information to a supervisor and not using a computer or cell phone that has access to the Internet.
Kelly continues to operate an antiques business in a community outside the Lower Mainland but the specific location was not given in the decision.
-- with files from Ted Clarke and The Canadian Press
