Warning: This story contains disturbing and sexually explicit details. A former elementary school principal who worked in Waterloo has been granted an additional six months of day parole. Phillip Sallewsky, 58, pleaded guilty in 2024 to two counts of luring a child under the age of 16. Court heard he engaged in explicit online conversations with people he believed were 13 and 14-year-old girls in February 2023. They were actually undercover police officers. At the time, Sallewsky was the principal at Northlake Woods Public School in Waterloo. Investigators said he sent the “teens” photos of his penis, one of which was taken inside his office. Court also heard that Sallewsky carved wooden penises and engraved the names of the “girls” on them. When he sent the photos, he suggested they could be used for sexual pleasure. Sentencing and parole Sallewsky pleaded guilty to luring, transmitting sexually explicit material, making child pornography in the form of written material, and transmission of child pornography. He was sentenced to four years for luring, but the rest of the charges were either stayed or withdrawn. Sallewsky was granted day parole in January 2026. He was ordered to live in a community-based residential facility, abide by a curfew and maintain employment. His day parole was extended by six months in August 2026. “You have used your day parole for its intended rehabilitative purpose,” the Parole Board of Canada wrote in its decision. Full parole on hold It also described Sallewsky’s desire to live with his wife and three children. In order to move back in, however, his prohibition order would need to be amended. “[Correctional Service of Canada] does not support a plan for you to return to your home on full parole or statutory release,” the parole board said. “File information indicates that the parole office is not supportive of your plan to reside at your family home because they believe the plan is too risky, regardless of any change to the court order. The police are not supportive of you residing in the family home.” Family and Children’s Services, however, did not raise any concerns. Sallewsky then picked another place to stay but the parole board dismissed the idea. “CSC completed a community assessment on your alternative address and have concerns with you residing at that location,” they wrote. “CSC has determined that residence is not appropriate as you became aware of it through an advertisement posted at an Alcoholics Anonymous meeting, you do not have an established relationship with the person you would be living with, the proposed occupant was not aware of your criminal history, and they are a former federal offender themselves. Consequently, CSC recommends that full parole be denied.” What’s next The board decided to extend Sallewsky’s day parole for six months and imposed a number of conditions: report all relationships and friendships with anyone who has a child under the age of 16, continue to follow his treatment plan, a ban on all pornography or sexually explicit material, own only one mobile communication device and unlock it when asked by his parole supervisor. The parole board also ordered a hearing to discuss full parole and, specifically, Sallewsky’s efforts to amend his prohibition order.
