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| Former Taliban hostage Boyle arrested for 15 charges including assault | |
| 2018-01-04 | |
...Arabic for students... for five years has been tossed in the clink Drop the gat, Rocky, or you're a dead 'un! on 15 charges including sexual assault, illegal confinement and issuing death threats, according to reports on Tuesday. Joshua Boyle was freed by the Pakistain Army in October along with his American wife Caitlan Coleman and their three children born in captivity. The identity of the alleged victim was being withheld by a court, according to Boyle's lawyer Eric Granger. According to news channel CTV, Boyle is facing eight counts of assault, two counts of sexual assault and two counts of unlawful confinement, as well as one each of misleading police to "divert suspicion from himself," uttering a death threat, and administering a noxious substance, Trazodone. Court documents acquired by the Toronto Star say the alleged offences occurred in Ottawa between Oct 14 and Dec 30. In a statement to the Toronto Star, published on the newspaper's website, Boyle's wife would not comment on the specific charges. "I can’t speak about the specific charges, but I can say that ultimately it is the strain and trauma he was forced to endure for so many years and the effects that that had on his mental state that is most culpable for this. "Obviously, he is responsible for his own actions... but it is with compassion and forgiveness that I say I hope help and healing can be found for him. As to the rest of us, myself and the children, we are healthy and holding up as well as we can." | |
| Posted by:Fred |
| #1 sexual assault, illegal confinement and issuing death threats, He assimilated well with the Taliban, apparently |
| Posted by: Frank G 2018-01-04 10:15 |