Community Notification

The Manitoba Integrated High Risk Offender Unit (MIHRSOU) is a joint forces unit of the Winnipeg Police Service and the RCMP. MIHRSOU today provides information regarding Brett Russell Jeffrey PILCH, 56 years of age, a convicted sex offender who is considered high risk to re-offend in a sexual manner.

PILCH will be released from Headingley Institution, Manitoba on March 16, 2022 after serving a sentence for one count of failing to comply with recognizance order. On November 26, 2020, he received a sentence of 22 months 25 days (in addition to 95 days of time in custody credit). Upon release, PILCH is expected to take up residence in Winnipeg.

PILCH has a history of sexual related offences in relation to females, usually young adult women. Although he has attended sexual offender treatment in the past, PILCH is still considered high risk to re-offend. Adult females and older female children are at risk of sexual violence including harassment as well as possible physical sexual violence.

Background information:

Brett Russell Jeffrey PILCH is a 56-year-old male with a lengthy criminal record for making indecent phone calls (9 counts), harassing phone calls (5 counts), utter threats (7 counts), sexual assault, criminal harassment (3 counts), assault, failing to comply with probation and recognizance (12 counts), and theft from mail (9 counts).

Over a period of approximately 30 years, PILCH has repeatedly engaged in predatory behaviour, where he has sexually harassed women with whom he has had no prior relationship, by repeated telephone calls that are sexually and physically threatening, and, by stalking behaviour. This harassing sexual conduct usually takes place over the telephone, but has, on occasion, taken the form of direct physical sexual violence. PILCH has repeatedly failed to comply with probation and recognizance orders by possessing and using a cell phone, having contact with females under 18 years and being involved in a relationship with a female while failing to notify his probation officer. He has also approached unknown females making sexually harassing and threatening comments, and, on occasion following the females as they tried to avoid contact with PILCH.

PILCH has served five federal sentences for his criminal behaviour described above.

PILCH will be released on March 16, 2022. He will be subject to the following conditions until August 6, 2022, including:

• Report to probation officer;
• Not to have contact with or be in the presence of any female actually or

apparently under the age of eighteen (18) years, except for unavoidable
encounters in a public place and except in the company of an adult approved
in writing, in advance, by Probation Services;

• Attend, complete and follow the rules of any assessment, treatment,

counselling, and/or community programming as directed by probation
officer;

• Not to possess weapons;
• Observe a curfew between 12 am and 6 am, except for verifiable emergencies

or when you are given special permission in writing, in advance, by your
probation officer, and be subject to curfew checks;

• Not to have contact and communication with any sex trade worker; and
• Not to attend any establishment featuring strippers.

Upon release, PILCH is expected to take up residence in Winnipeg, Manitoba.

PILCH has attended sex offender treatment programs, however, he is still considered high risk to re-offend sexually. Females, particularly young adult women and older female children, are at risk of sexual violence including harassment and physical violence.

This information is also displayed on the Manitoba Justice Sex Offender Website: www.gov.mb.ca/justice/notification.

This information is provided to enable members of the public to take suitable measures to protect themselves. Any form of vigilante activity or other unreasonable conduct directed at Brett Russell Jeffrey PILCH will not be tolerated.

If you have information about Mr. PILCH, please call MIHRSOU at (431) 489-8056, the Winnipeg Police Service at (204) 986-6222, your local RCMP Detachment, or Manitoba Crime Stoppers at (204) 786-8577 or toll free at 1-800-222-8477.