Tuesday, 6 June 2017

Sex assault victim jailed, shackled while testifying against her attacker

Sex assault victim jailed, shackled while testifying against her attacker

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 — called to testify at a preliminary hearing after she was savagely attacked and sexually assaulted by a notorious sexual predator. Cardinal was angry about being locked up.
Read more: http://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/edmonton/sex-assault-victim-jailed-judge-edmonton-1.4140533?source=Snapzu

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