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The trial of a federal public servant who is accused of sexually assaulting a female Afghan who formerly worked for Canada in Afghanistan is under way.
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Gilal Eldien Ali faces several charges that stem from allegations dating back to a period between 2011 and 2013 after the woman immigrated to Canada through a government program. The woman, whose identity is protected by a publication band, lived at the defendant’s home at the time that most of the alleged abuse took place.
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Ali and the complainant met in Afghanistan when he was a civilian technical advisor working for Canadian International Development Agency in Kandahar from 2009 to 2012. Ali is now on leave from his job with Global Affairs Canada, according to CBC.
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The woman recounted the alleged abuse she suffered in court last week.
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“He called me his sex toy, a whore and a bitch,” the Afghan woman said, according to CBC.
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Ali, who is an Ottawa resident, was back in court on July 22, when Claude Désilets, a witness, testified that Ali seemed to have a parental relationship with the woman, and that she called him “daddy Gilal” in Afghanistan.
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Under cross-examination, Désilets, who worked with Ali in Afghanistan, said he had heard that things were “not going well” a few months after she had immigrated to Canada, but added that nothing pointed to her being sexually assaulted.
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The court heard last week that it wasn’t long after the woman moved to Canada that the alleged abuse began, according to CBC.
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Ali is also being sued by the woman in civil court.
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In that lawsuit, she is seeking $1.75 million from Ali for punitive damages, mental suffering and loss of future or past economic gain, according to CBC.
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The Afghan woman also sued the federal government for $1 million in damages. That lawsuit was settled out of court this summer, CBC reported.
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The charges Ali faces include sexual assault, sexual exploitation of a young person, assault, uttering threats and extortion.
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The trial will resume on Sept. 16.
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