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 Dueck害羞草研究所檚 release.
Gauthier said that the 害羞草研究所渢hreshold was not met in this case based on the totality of the circumstances,害羞草研究所� and the RCMP害羞草研究所檚 request for a PID was denied.
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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 Dueck害羞草研究所檚 release.
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Merrifield responded that someone needs to be accountable.
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Cpl. Gauthier has confirmed that Dueck is currently in custody.
However, Merrifield noted that Dueck has an upcoming bail hearing and the community fears he害羞草研究所檚 going to come back if released.
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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.
害羞草研究所� 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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