Bail decision in Kelowna, B.C. child sexual assault allegations expected this week – Okanagan [Video]

A bail decision in a high-profile child sex assault case will be made this week.

Crown and defence in the Taylor Dueck case made their submissions at the bail hearing on March 6. The judge reserved and is expected to give a decision regarding Dueck’s potential freedom ahead of a trial on March 14  at Kelowna Law Courts, BC Prosecution Service said Monday

Dueck was arrested and charged with sexual interference, invitation to sexual touching and breach of probation after an alleged incident in February, involving an 11-year-old girl in the bathroom of a Kelowna equestrian facility.

Lower Mainland RCMP in 2020 issued a warning about Dueck under the Privacy Act of Canada because he had been deemed a high risk to reoffend sexually. Police said at the time that he posed a risk to the safety of female children under the age of 18 years old.

When he was …