Overview

• As a dangerous offender, Kent received an indeterminate sentence with no set end date and will only be eligible for a Parole Board hearing in September 2032
• Justice Hayes-Richards ordered Kent to pay $177,000 in restitution to five Edmonton-area women he defrauded
• Kent’s pattern of deception involved using fake identities and love-bombing tactics on dating sites to extract tens of thousands of dollars from vulnerable single women
• Experts testified that Kent suffers from a deeply ingrained personality disorder and gambling addiction that pose a continuing risk and that effective rehabilitation may be unattainable
• The designation marks a rare use of Canada’s dangerous offender law for non-violent financial crimes, underscoring concerns over public safety and future threats