The Crown was blunt and vivid in making its case this morning to have Stephen Hopkins jailed for an indefinite prison sentence.

They’re trying to have Hopkins declared a dangerous offender, following two recent convictions for sexual assault. If that happens, the sentence could be indefinite, with periodic reviews.

The onus is on the Crown to convince a judge that Hopkins is a constant risk to attack again.

Indeed, Hopkins’ own words during a psychiatric assessment are being used to make the case that he simply can’t control his sexual urges.

Whether that was on the Long Pond trail near Confederation Building, where he slapped a female jogger’s behind and lunged at another, at work where he came on to a teenage girl co-worker, or at a gas bar where he made advances toward a girl working there.

And that doesn’t include his most serious offence at the heart of the dangerous offender bid, where he forced his way into a girl’s Cowan Heights home and attacked her in her bedroom.

They all had sexual connotation, Crown prosecutor Richard Deveau told Supreme Court Justice Peter O’Flaherty, for either his gratification or believing that his victims were “beckoning” him and “wanted it.”

Court heard Hopkins sought out young women or girls late at night or early morning, in secluded areas, to feed his sexual urges, forcing the issue if they resisted.

Hopkins continues to represent himself in the case, with the assistance of lawyer John Brooks, appointed by the court to assist him solely with the law as opposed to his defence.

Hopkins will have a chance to dispute the Crown’s assertions when he sums up his arguments this afternoon.