A 15-Year Sentence, and a Name Change That Kept a Past Conviction Hidden

A convicted sex offender who sexually abused a 13-year-old boy has been sentenced to 15 years in prison, CBC reports. The boy's family did not know about the man's criminal past because he had changed his name. That detail is the one that travels beyond the case. A changed name doesn't erase a record, but it can decide who runs into it.