Kelowna-Mission MLA Renee Merrifield has berated the NDP over the release of a convicted repeat sex offender in the community.
During the Mar. 5 session of Question Period in the Legislature, a visibly angry Merrifield called the release of Taylor Dueck a violation of trust by the provincial government. Dueck had previously served for convictions of sexual assault, before being released in Kelowna without any warning to residents.
According to Cpl. Michael Gauthier with the Kelowna RCMP, police had requested that a Public Interest Disclosure (PID) be issued before Dueck91裸聊视频檚 release.
Gauthier said that the 91裸聊视频渢hreshold was not met in this case based on the totality of the circumstances,91裸聊视频� and the RCMP91裸聊视频檚 request for a PID was denied.
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91裸聊视频淲hile children were arriving for after-school lessons, this convicted child molester91裸聊视频檚 supervisor sat in the parking lot, in his vehicle for 2.5 hours,91裸聊视频� Merrifield told her colleagues. 91裸聊视频淭he result was an 11-year-old girl being cornered and sexually assaulted in the bathroom by this predator.91裸聊视频�
Public Safety Minister and Solicitor General Mike Farnworth reminded MLAs that he immediately ordered a full accounting of the provincial and federal agencies involved when he first heard of Dueck91裸聊视频檚 release.
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Merrifield responded that someone needs to be accountable.
91裸聊视频淭his 11-year-old girl deserves better. Our community is traumatized. That 11-year-old is traumatized. Our communities are not going to be protected by some investigation and analysis and report.91裸聊视频�
Cpl. Gauthier has confirmed that Dueck is currently in custody.
However, Merrifield noted that Dueck has an upcoming bail hearing and the community fears he91裸聊视频檚 going to come back if released.
91裸聊视频淭he premier was the former Attorney General,91裸聊视频� Merrifield added. 91裸聊视频淚t91裸聊视频檚 under his watch that the system prioritized this sexual predator91裸聊视频檚 privacy over the safety and well-being of our children, over the safety and well-being of that 11-year-old girl.91裸聊视频�
Hardest Question Period yet. Our community is reeling from the sexual assault of an 11 year old girl by a sexual predator that should never have be there.
91裸聊视频� Renee Merrifield (@ReneeMerrifiel3)
No public safety warning was issued to the community when this convicted child molestor was released into Kelowna.
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