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chemgear · 01-02-2018, 03:35 PM

https://www.thestar.com/news/canada/...in-ottawa.html

Joshua Boyle, the Canadian man who was held hostage with his American wife and children for five years in Afghanistan and Pakistan, has been arrested and charged with assault, unlawful confinement and other offences that are alleged to have occurred in the weeks since his dramatic rescue from captivity in October.

Boyle, 34, appeared in Ottawa court on New Year’s Day and remains in police custody.

There is a court order that prevents publication of information that would identify any of the alleged victims.

Boyle faces 15 charges, according to a court document outlining the allegations.

These include:

Eight counts of assault;
Two counts of sexual assault;
Two counts of unlawful confinement;
One count of uttering death threats;
One count of causing someone to “take a noxious thing, namely Trazodone;” and
One count of misleading police.

01-02-2018, 03:35 PM	#47
chemgear Franchise Player Join Date: Feb 2010 Exp:	https://www.thestar.com/news/canada/...in-ottawa.html Joshua Boyle, the Canadian man who was held hostage with his American wife and children for five years in Afghanistan and Pakistan, has been arrested and charged with assault, unlawful confinement and other offences that are alleged to have occurred in the weeks since his dramatic rescue from captivity in October. Boyle, 34, appeared in Ottawa court on New Year’s Day and remains in police custody. There is a court order that prevents publication of information that would identify any of the alleged victims. Boyle faces 15 charges, according to a court document outlining the allegations. These include: Eight counts of assault; Two counts of sexual assault; Two counts of unlawful confinement; One count of uttering death threats; One count of causing someone to “take a noxious thing, namely Trazodone;” and One count of misleading police.