Ivan Henry, who was found guilty in 1983 of rape and indecent assault involving eight different women, was granted bail Thursday after 26 years in prison.
Henry's grown daughters, Tanya and Kari Henry, hugged and teared up after Justice Peter Lowry of the B.C. Appeal Court read out his ruling Friday.
Earlier this year, the court agreed to reopen the case after a review of events by government-appointed lawyer Len doust concluded the guilty verdict may have been a miscarriage of justice.
Henry, who has maintained he was wrongfully convicted, was not in the courtroom. A publication ban prohibits the media from reporting anything other than the decision.
He has been in custody since July 29, 1982, when he was arrested following a string of attacks against women in Vancouver.
Henry was convicted and declared a dangerous offender the following year. Appeals in 1984 and 1997 were unsuccessful.
