Convicted child molester, dangerous offender Shayne Lund denied parole

Convicted child molester Shayne Lund will remain in prison following a parole board hearing.

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The Midland, Ont. man convicted of sex crimes, which included the abuse of animals to harm children, will remain in prison.

Convicted child molester Shayne Lund, 33, appeared from a Quebec prison by video for his parole board hearing Thursday. The board determined Lund, who is serving an indeterminate sentence as a dangerous offender, is not ready to be released from custody.

With no stated plan for release, Lund has been in prison for 10 years after pleading guilty to 35 counts involving 14 victims, including children as young as two years of age whom he sexually violated, and abusing animals in some cases to sexually assault the children.

Along with bestiality charges, Lund was convicted of sexual assault, making child pornography and voyeurism. Many of Lund’s crimes involved conspiring with girlfriends Avery Taylor and Kathryn Thompson. Both women were convicted and sentenced for their crimes.

When asked during his parole board hearing why a psychological follow-up had fallen apart, Lund revealed he was not in the right mindset to complete an assessment following news his wife, a Quebec woman he had met through his stepbrother, left him about a year ago. He called the breakup his “hardest loss.”

Lund told the board he only moved from an Ontario prison to one in Quebec in October 2023 to be closer to his wife. Lund said the divorce has not been finalized.

“She never gave me an explanation,” he told the parole board.

Lund, according to court documents, has been diagnosed as a narcissistic, anti-social pedophile; described as manipulative and self-focused with an explosive temper.

The board referred to his inability to move forward with a psychological assessment as the “missing piece of the puzzle” to help Lund and the board understand his criminality and major sexual deviancies.

“You still do not understand why you got involved in that,” Lund was told during the hearing.

The board heard Lund plans to take a welding course in prison and participate in the Houses of Healing restorative justice program. He said his goal is to be transferred to a minimum-security prison.

The board asked Lund to continue working on himself to better manage his emotions including empathy. He was advised he also needs to better understand the consequences of his actions.

The board reiterated its paramount consideration is the protection of society, adding Lund remains a high risk to public safety.

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