Taylor Dueck is seen in two photos provided by RCMP.

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A BC sex offender once deemed an "extreme risk" to the public is suing the province for years of alleged emotional, physical and sexual abuse he endured while in foster care.

Taylor Dueck and his brother filed a suit against the Ministry of Family and Child Development, accusing it of having scant regard for their safety and well-being while in foster care in the late 1990s and early 2000s.

"The (Ministry) failed to provide the (brothers) with the adoption service and assessments they were entitled to," the notice of claim read. "Instead, the (brothers) languished in foster care and suffered extensive abuse and neglect at the hands of their foster parents."

The court document said Dueck was taken into care before he was a year old, as his mother had left an abusive relationship and struggled with disabilities.

In 1996, Dueck, who was one-year-old, and his brother, who was two years older, were put in foster care with a couple in the Lower Mainland where they stayed for seven years.

The court document said the foster parents, who iNFOnews.ca has chosen not to identify as the allegation has not been proven, "deliberately" emotionally, physically and sexually abused the boys.

The court documents paint a horrific picture of abuse.

The boys would be given inedible food and forced to eat laundry soap. When they vomited, they'd be forced to eat it.

The foster mom would give them ADHD medication they hadn't been prescribed. The drugs caused hallucinations and extreme fatigue.

"Taylor has memories of being forced to chew pink pills as punishment for bad behaviour," the notice of claim said.

On one occasion, Dueck's brother was forced to clean the bathroom floor with his tongue.

They weren't allowed in the house from morning to night and would huddle underneath the dryer vent for warmth.

The court documents said if they talked to each other at bedtime, one would be taken to sleep in the garage with no food or water. In the winter they would eat the snow to stay hydrated.

They'd feared bath time and alleged they were sexually abused by their foster mom.

They were two of five foster children in the house and were made to change the babies' diapers.

The notice of claim said they attempted suicide multiple times and accused the Ministry of not checking on them for at least one year.

In 2003, the brothers were moved to another foster home, although the abuse continued.

Court records show that the foster parents were charged with assault in 2007 for an incident that took place in 1998. It's not clear who the victim was, but the charges were discharged after a preliminary inquiry.

The notice of claim accused the Ministry of turning a blind eye to the brothers' safety and well-being, allowing them to be abused and neglected.

As an adult, Dueck has been convicted on numerous occasions for sexually assaulting children.

He made headlines last year when he sexually assaulted an 11-year-old girl at a Kelowna equestrian facility while his supervisor waited in the car.

The sex assault caused public outcry, and an investigation was launched as to why there was no public notification, as there had been previously when he was released.

The notice of claim said Dueck's sexual behaviour started when he was young.

"The (Ministry) took a cavalier attitude toward (Dueck) being sexually inappropriate with another boy in the home and failed to ensure the foster parent was educated, aware and capable of supervising (him)," the notice of claim said.

The court document said the Ministry failed to tell one foster parent about the "severity" of Dueck's abuse and that he has been sexually intrusive with other children.

"The (Ministry) failed to disclose all information to other foster placements of the (brothers’) behavioural issues and that Taylor’s sexually intrusive behaviours towards others required proper supervision and monitoring," the court document said. "The (Ministry) displayed a callous indifference for the unique supervision needs of (Dueck) and failed to develop a comprehensive and collaborative model of care with intensive services and strategies to manage risk and prevent new victims."

The court document said he was a vulnerable child in care and needed special care to stop him from becoming an offending adult.

The Ministry has yet to respond to the notice of claim and told iNFOnews.ca it couldn't comment as the matter was before the courts.

None of the allegations have been proven in court.

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