A former basketball coach in southeast New Brunswick who posted images online of players he filmed in washrooms and locker-rooms has been denied day parole.
Shawn Nickerson of Riverview serving nine-year sentence
Shane Magee · CBC News
· Posted: Oct 23, 2025 5:00 AM EDT | Last Updated: 1 hour ago
Shawn Nickerson of Riverview pleaded guilty to 32 charges and was sentenced in 2021 to nine years in prison. (Shawn Nickerson/Facebook)
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A former basketball coach in southeast New Brunswick who posted images online of players he filmed in washrooms and locker-rooms has been denied day parole.
Shawn Curtis Nickerson of Riverview was sentenced in April 2021 to nine years in prison after pleading guilty to 32 charges.
The charges include possessing, accessing, publishing and distributing child pornography, sexual interference, and voyeurism.
In its Sept. 26 decision, the Parole Board of Canada says it “remains cautious at best with respect to the assessment of risk.”
The decision says a 2025 assessment found his risk of general or violent recidivism during day or full parole was low. It says Nickerson has made some progress and completed required programming.
Risk of sexual offending above average
“However, the risk of sexual offending remains assessed as above average,” the decision says.
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