Former Afghanistan hostage Joshua Boyle due back in court next Monday

The charges against the 34-year-old relate to two alleged victims, but a court order prohibits the publication of any details that might identify them or any witnesses.

None of the charges — related to incidents that allegedly occurred between Oct. 14 and Dec. 30, after Boyle returned to Canada from his Afghan captivity — have been tested in court.

Lawyers Lawrence Greenspon and Eric Granger, who are representing Boyle, stressed in a recent statement that he has no criminal record and has never been in trouble with the law.

Boyle and his American wife, Caitlan Coleman, were taken hostage in 2012 by a Taliban-linked group while on a backpacking trip in Afghanistan. The couple, and the three children they had during their five years in captivity, were finally freed by Pakistani forces last October.

Their rescue in October made headlines around the world, and even prompted a meeting with Prime Minister Justin Trudeau.

The Prime Minister’s Office said it would not comment since the investigation is ongoing, although a government official has confirmed that the Boyles met with Trudeau at the family’s request.

The family had been living in a central Ottawa apartment house for about a month when Boyle was arrested.

The Canadian Press

by Canadian Press

Former Afghanistan hostage Joshua Boyle due back in court next Monday

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