There was always something really weird with Joshua Boyle, the guy who was kidnapped by the Taliban and just released in October. That’s why it wasn’t surprising when he was arrested for assault and sexual assault and forcible confinement.
Watch below:
The details are pretty sketchy:
Boyle, 34, appeared in an Ottawa courtroom on Wednesday via video link dressed in an orange prison jumpsuit. He confirmed his name, but did not enter a plea to the charges.
He is due to appear again in court on Jan. 8.
The court imposed a publication ban that prevents media from reporting on information that could identify any victims or witnesses. The ban also prohibits reporting on the details of the bail hearing.
The charges include eight counts of assault, two counts of sexual assault, two counts of forcible confinement and one count of uttering death threats.
Boyle has retained the services of Lawrence Greenspon, one of Canada’s leading criminal defense lawyers.
“Mr. Boyle is presumed innocent of all charges. He has no criminal record and has never been in trouble with the police,” Greenspon said in an e-mailed statement.
“As Mr. Boyle has only just been charged, we are waiting to receive more information about these allegations so that we can respond to them appropriately in court,” Greenspon said. He declined to comment further.
The story of his capture seemed odd, and the speech he gave when finally freed again just seemed weird. But I guess being a prisoner of the Taliban and seeing them rape your wife and kill your kid will do that to a person….