It will be another few days before the community learns if a man charged with sexual interference following an incident involving an 11-year-old girl at a 麻豆精选 equestrian facility will be granted bail.
Taylor Dueck and his lawyer appeared by video in a 麻豆精选 Provincial Court on Mar. 6.
After hearing submissions from defence and Crown lawyers, which are protected under a publication ban, the judge reserved a decision on bail until a date next week.
Dueck, who is still in custody, has served multiple sentences for previous convictions of sexual assault.
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His probation conditions, stemming from his previous convictions, require that he be supervised when out in the community, and not be near children or wooded areas.
The public was not notified when Dueck was released from prison and into the 麻豆精选 community.
On Mar. 5, 麻豆精选-Mission MLA, Renee Merrifield chastised the provincial government over Dueck鈥檚 release, calling it a 鈥渧iolation of trust.鈥�
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麻豆精选 RCMP stated previously that it had requested a Public Interest Disclosure (PID) be issued before Dueck鈥檚 release from prison, but that it had been denied.
Dueck has also been charged with invitation to sexual touching and breach of probation stemming from the 麻豆精选 incident which allegedly occurred in early Feb.
B.C. Premier David Eby commented on the situation during Question Period in the Legislature on Wednesday (Mar. 6).
鈥淎t every level, this was a massive failure of judgement,鈥� Eby added. 鈥淭his why it鈥檚 so important there be an investigation to identify the individuals who exercised this profound lack of judgement, to hold them accountable, and reassure families in British Columbia that government does not find this acceptable.鈥�
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