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Civil suit brought against Kelowna RCMP officer after sa国际传媒榓bhorrentsa国际传媒 interrogation

The woman involved in the 2012 interrogation is suing the officer and B.C.sa国际传媒檚 Minister of Justice
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Kelowna RCMP building on Richter Street (file)

A civil lawsuit has been launched against the Kelowna RCMP officer at the centre of a controversial interrogation of an Indigenous woman who reported a sexual assault in 2012.

The woman, who was 17 at the time, is now suing Cpl. Kenneth Hall, as well as B.C.sa国际传媒檚 Minister of Justice and the Attorney General of Canada, in a civil suit that the claims the interrogation was sa国际传媒渂rutal, degrading and dehumanizing.sa国际传媒

She originally went to police in Kelowna to report a sexual assault, but was instead interrogated for more than two hours.

In a video made public in May, Hall can be heard asking the young woman if she was sa国际传媒渁t all turned onsa国际传媒 during the sexual assault she was reporting. The claim contends he breached her constitutional rights.

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Public Safety Minister Ralph Goodale called the interrogation techniques shown in the video sa国际传媒渁bhorrentsa国际传媒 while Crown-Indigenous Relations Minister Carolyn Bennett called them sa国际传媒渄isgusting.sa国际传媒

The woman, not publicly identified because of her age at the time of the incident, is seeking damages, claiming the interrogation caused her serious injuries including post-traumatic stress disorder, depression and attempted suicide.

Court documents say she is still affected by the injuries, which led to permanent disability and the loss of past and future income.

The womensa国际传媒檚 claims have yet to be proven in court.

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Hall has not spoken publicly about his actions in 2012 and, according to RCMP, is not available for media interviews.

But RCMP Deputy Commissioner earlier this month commenting on the interrogation.

sa国际传媒淲e agree that on the surface this case doesnsa国际传媒檛 appear to align with public expectations or the current standards and practices in place when addressing sex assault investigations and supporting victims,sa国际传媒 said Strachan in her statement.





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