Ex-Canadian hostage makes video court appearance
OTTAWA — Canadian ex-hostage Joshua Boyle will remain in jail following a brief appearance via video link at a preliminary hearing on Wednesday after he was charged with 15 offenses, including sexual assault, following his release from captivity in Afghanistan.
Boyle had a beard and wore an orange jumpsuit in Wednesday’s appearance, which lasted a few minutes.
Boyle, his wife, Caitlan, and their three children were freed in October in Pakistan, five years after the couple was abducted by a Taliban-linked militant group during a backpacking trip in neighboring Afghanistan. The children were born in captivity.
The purported acts allegedly occurred between Oct. 14 and Dec.