‘I’m the victim and I’m in shackles’: Edmonton woman jailed while testifying against her attacker

'I'm the victim and I'm in shackles': Edmonton woman jailed while testifying against her attacker
Question of race in sex assault victim's jailing 'keeps me up at night,' Alberta justice minister says
On a Monday afternoon in June 2015, Angela Cardinal was led into an Edmonton courtroom handcuffed and in leg shackles. Metallic rattling echoed as a sheriff escorted the 28-year-old to the witness stand. She was not the accused, but rather a victim 

On a Monday afternoon in June 2015, Angela Cardinal was led into an Edmonton courtroom handcuffed and in leg shackles. Metallic rattling echoed as a sheriff escorted the 28-year-old to the witness stand. She was not the accused, but rather a victim

Alberta justice minister slams police's 'disturbing' treatment of sex assault victim

Kathleen Ganley has launched two investigations after it was revealed a 28-year-old woman was jailed during her case, and even forced to ride in a van with her attacker. Alberta Justice Minister Kathleen Ganley, shown here in an Oct. 14 file photo,

Question of race in sex assault victim's jailing 'keeps me up at night,' Alberta justice minister says

Alberta launches investigation after sexual assault victim jailed during hearing

The federal government has brought in legislation proposing that recreational use of marijuana be permitted in Canada. The provincial government has launched an online survey to address this issue and to seek advice from the public on what Alberta's

Justice minister calls court's treatment of sexual assault victim 'unacceptable', orders investigation

In a statement, Alberta's justice minister said the treatment of a sexual assault victim who was remanded was "unacceptable." Kathleen Ganley has launched an investigation into the case. . EDMONTON - Alberta Justice Minister Kathleen Ganley is demanding answers after it was revealed a sex assault victim was shackled and jailed during her case and was even forced to ride in a prison van with her attacker. Ganley announced Monday she. (Newser) – Without anywhere else to go, the homeless woman nestled in next to a heater in the stairwell of an Edmonton apartment building and fell asleep. She awoke to a man holding a knife to her throat. The woman had no idea that the man, Lance. A rape victim was detained in the same jail as her attacker and forced to ride in a cramped transport van with him to court after a judge ordered her detained to ensure her testimony. The 28-year-old woman, who was homeless at the time, was raped in …
Alberta's justice minister has ordered an independent investigation into the court's treatment of a sexual assault complainant who was shackled while giving evidence about the attack, and held in custody alongside man who assaulted her. Justice …
Question of race in sex assault victim's jailing 'keeps me up at night,' Alberta justice minister says
Question of race in sex assault victim's jailing 'keeps me up at night,' Alberta justice minister says

Alberta Justice Minister Kathleen Ganley has launched an independent investigation into what she calls the failure of the provincial justice system at every level in the way it treated the victim of a vicious sexual assault. The announcement follows a

Alberta Justice Minister Kathleen Ganley says the case of an Indigenous sexual assault victim who was jailed for five days while she testified against her attacker raises questions about whether her race played a role in the decisions that were made.

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