30-year old Taylor Dueck, who Kamloops RCMP describe as an "imminent threat" to children is being released into the community after finishing jail time for violent sexual assault convictions involving kids/via Kamloops RCMP
A public warning has been issued to the broader Kamloops community by the RCMP about the impending release of a sex offender the Mounties say is an “imminent risk” to re-offend.
30-year old Taylor Dueck has been behind bars in a Provincial jail for convictions including sexual assault, sexual assault with a weapon, threat and/or bodily harm, as well as sexual interference with a person under the age of 16.
RCMP describe the 30-year old Dueck as a “serious and imminent risk” to kids under the age of 16, “including children.”
In a short statement to Radio NL, Kamloops RCMP say they aren’t able to say specifically when Dueck will be released on parole, other than the detachment felt it was “important to inform the public today [Saturday] of Dueck’s release.”
The 30-year old isn’t likely to stand out in a crowd, as he’s described as having an average build, while standing 5’9 and weighing 175lbs.
Mounties say he doesn’t have any other distinguishing features, other than his receding hairline.
But he is under strict orders as part of his probation, with the RCMP impressing upon people that if you see him breaking any one of the orders, that you call 9-1-1 immediately.
This includes 24/7 house arrest for the initial part of his release, meaning he’s not able to leave his property without proper permissions.
He’s not allowed to have any contact — direct or indirect — with anyone under the age of 16.
Should he break the first rule and leave his home, he’s also not allowed to be near a public park, public swimming area, a community centre, theatre, daycare centre, school ground or playground or where anyone “under the age of 16 years are present or can reasonably be expected to be present.”
RCMP are not able to divulge where within Kamloops he’ll be living but do say they will be keeping watch on him to ensure he doesn’t break any of the conditions of his probation.
Public disclosures of this kind aren’t common for the RCMP given the restrictions they’re bound by under Canada’s privacy laws.
However, there is a provision within the 1985 Privacy Act which does allow for the RCMP to release Dueck’s background and profile if “the public interest in disclosure clearly outweighs any invasion of privacy that could result from the disclosure.”
Kamloops Mounties had to go to the highest levels to put this out, as the head of the RCMP in British Columbia, Deputy Commissioner Dwayne McDonald, had to sign off on its release.
