A female former Afghan interpreter is suing a Global Affairs employee and the Canadian government for millions of dollars, claiming she was sexually assaulted between 2011 and 2013.
Former Afghan interpreter suing Global Affairs employee, Canadian government for alleged sexual assault s
The federal government hired the interpreter in 2009 to help with the International Security Assistance Force, the multinational military mission that included Canada. She was 15 years old at the time. Lawyers for the unidentified Global Affairs employee being accused of sexual assault have filed a statement of defence denying the allegations. CBC News is not naming him because he has not been charged criminally and the allegations have not been tested in court.The woman has asked CBC News not to use her name because of the nature of the allegations. She is not named in the court documents.
She says the nature of the relationship changed and cites a number of incidents she said took place on the base, when the man began kissing her on the forehead or rubbing her back. She also alleges he showed her pornography in the presence of an American colleague. The statement of claims says that, even after she moved out of the defendant's home, the abuse continued, accompanied by threats. She says the defendant told her that if she ever reported the abuse to anyone, he would send videos and pictures of their sexual activity to her father in Afghanistan.
The defendant denies that "he carried on a sexual, romantic or inappropriate relationship with the plaintiff." He says he did not inappropriately touch her or or engage in physical sexual conduct with her, nor did he threaten or attempt to intimidate her. His lawyers say they have no further comment because the matter is before the courts.
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