das ist die verrückteste story aus canada, die ich je gelesen habe
das opfer wird ins gefängnis gesteckt - nicht der täter
oh canada
Pregnant 19-year-old victim of abuse says she'll never call police again 09/04/2008 12:43:00 PM Printer-friendly page
TORONTO - A pregnant 19-year-old woman who has been in jail since April 1 because authorities fear she won't testify against her alleged abuser says she's scared, terrified and angry.
THE CANADIAN PRESS
Noelle Mowatt, who is due to give birth next Tuesday, was taken into custody after a judge issued a warrant for her detention.
Mowatt says she's not eating right in the Vanier Detention Centre for Women in Milton, Ont., - just west of Toronto - and is worried about her unborn daughter.
In a telephone interview, Mowatt said she was punished by guards for speaking with the media by being put into segregation.
She also vowed to never again call police for anything, and said she expected her arrest and detention would deter other abused women from calling authorities.
Premier Dalton McGuinty says he's not familiar with the details of the case, but adds he is concerned about the signal it sends to jail an alleged victim.
McGuinty says "it creates a little bit of discomfort," but added he's not going to second-guess the judge's decision.
Ontario's opposition parties call the jailing of Mowatt "outrageous," and warn it will deter other abuse victims from coming forward.
"I think the process stinks, to be a poor woman to be dragged out of her home at midnight, pregnant, almost a child herself in a frightening situation," said Conservative Joyce Savoline.
New Democrat Cheri DiNovo said the government needs to examine the issue closely.
"If this is what's happening at the end of their policies, that pregnant 19 year olds who've been (allegedly) abused are being locked up instead of their (alleged) abusers, then clearly this government has some work to do," she said.
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