Donnie Snook

A former youth minister and Saint John city councillor has had his statutory release conditions altered.

Donnie Snook was convicted in 2013 of various sexual offences involving youth and was sentenced to 18 years in prison.

In February, the Parole of Board of Canada released a decision removing certain conditions related to Snook’s statutory release.

Specifically, he is no longer required to reside at a designated community-based residential facility or psychiatric facility approved by the Correctional Service of Canada.

A condition requiring Snook to not associate or communicate with any person he knows or has reason to believe is involved in criminal activity was also removed.

A third condition regarding Snook’s possession and use of a cellphone was altered to make it more specific as to features and applications on a phone that can be reviewed by Snook’s parole supervisor.

Other conditions, including no contact with victims or their families, no unsupervised internet access, and no unsupervised contact with children, remain in effect.

The Parole Board’s decision said Snook has made progress in completing certain objectives that demonstrate he’s been addressing factors that contributed to his crimes.