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| Former Taliban captive Joshua Boyle granted bail | Former Taliban captive Joshua Boyle granted bail |
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| A Canadian former hostage of a Taliban-linked group, charged with sexual assault after returning home from years in captivity in Afghanistan, will be released from a Canadian jail with strict bail conditions. | A Canadian former hostage of a Taliban-linked group, charged with sexual assault after returning home from years in captivity in Afghanistan, will be released from a Canadian jail with strict bail conditions. |
| An Ontario court judge ordered Joshua Boyle to live with his parents in Smith Falls, near Ottawa, and undergo electronic monitoring. | An Ontario court judge ordered Joshua Boyle to live with his parents in Smith Falls, near Ottawa, and undergo electronic monitoring. |
| He was arrested on 31 December only two months after his return to Canada and faces 19 charges, including sexual assault, misleading police and making death threats. | He was arrested on 31 December only two months after his return to Canada and faces 19 charges, including sexual assault, misleading police and making death threats. |
| The Ontario Court has banned the identification of Boyle’s alleged victims. According to court documents, the alleged crimes occurred between 14 October – the day Boyle and his family returned to Canada – and 30 December, 2017. | The Ontario Court has banned the identification of Boyle’s alleged victims. According to court documents, the alleged crimes occurred between 14 October – the day Boyle and his family returned to Canada – and 30 December, 2017. |
| In a previous statement, his American wife Caitlan Coleman blamed Boyle’s actions on his mental state, resulting from “the strain and trauma he was forced to endure for so many years.” | In a previous statement, his American wife Caitlan Coleman blamed Boyle’s actions on his mental state, resulting from “the strain and trauma he was forced to endure for so many years.” |
| She said it was “with compassion and forgiveness that I … hope help and healing can be found for him.” | She said it was “with compassion and forgiveness that I … hope help and healing can be found for him.” |
| Boyle and Coleman, who married in 2011, were kidnapped by the Taliban during what they described as a backpacking trip through Afghanistan in 2012. | Boyle and Coleman, who married in 2011, were kidnapped by the Taliban during what they described as a backpacking trip through Afghanistan in 2012. |
| They were later transferred to the custody of the Haqqani faction of the Taliban. | They were later transferred to the custody of the Haqqani faction of the Taliban. |
| The couple were freed last year, along with their three children aged between six months and five years - all of whom were born in captivity. | The couple were freed last year, along with their three children aged between six months and five years - all of whom were born in captivity. |
| A trial date has not been set. | A trial date has not been set. |
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