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A fight for justice has paid off after an alleged abuser was arrested as he returned to Canada, says a University of Ottawa student who went public to protest police dismissing her sexual assault complaint as a “misunderstanding.”
Mélodie Morin made an emotional post on Facebook Thursday.
“After getting sexually assaulted in September, and going through a lot of trouble with the police department, the justice system, and society in general, my abuser was arrested yesterday, on August 10th,” she wrote.
City police confirmed that Ayham Aloulabi, 27, was arrested Wednesday at the Ottawa International Airport. He is to appear in court Aug. 22 on charges of sexual assault and overcoming resistance by attempting to choke. They have not been proven in court.
“Let’s hope for the best,” Morin wrote. “Perseverance finally came a long way for me, even after I had lost all hopes. Let’s all keep fighting together and one day, most cases like mine will find justice.”
Charges were laid in December 2015, months after 18-year-old Morin reported being sexually assaulted at a party, but Aloulabi was no longer in Canada.
In September 2015, Morin reported that she’d been sexually assaulted at a party, alleging she’d been choked, raped and spat on. She went to the hospital where she had a rape-kit test and her bruises documented.
In November, police informed her that the case was closed because the suspect thought it had been consensual, Morin said.
Morin went public, a friend started an online petition and the police soon issued a statement saying that the investigation would continue.
“The conclusions of the investigator may have been premature, as not all investigative avenues have been exhausted,” police said.
Morin later praised a new detective assigned to her case but said “you have to insist on your right to get justice.”
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Mélodie Morin made an emotional post on Facebook Thursday.
“After getting sexually assaulted in September, and going through a lot of trouble with the police department, the justice system, and society in general, my abuser was arrested yesterday, on August 10th,” she wrote.
City police confirmed that Ayham Aloulabi, 27, was arrested Wednesday at the Ottawa International Airport. He is to appear in court Aug. 22 on charges of sexual assault and overcoming resistance by attempting to choke. They have not been proven in court.
“Let’s hope for the best,” Morin wrote. “Perseverance finally came a long way for me, even after I had lost all hopes. Let’s all keep fighting together and one day, most cases like mine will find justice.”
Charges were laid in December 2015, months after 18-year-old Morin reported being sexually assaulted at a party, but Aloulabi was no longer in Canada.
In September 2015, Morin reported that she’d been sexually assaulted at a party, alleging she’d been choked, raped and spat on. She went to the hospital where she had a rape-kit test and her bruises documented.
In November, police informed her that the case was closed because the suspect thought it had been consensual, Morin said.
Morin went public, a friend started an online petition and the police soon issued a statement saying that the investigation would continue.
“The conclusions of the investigator may have been premature, as not all investigative avenues have been exhausted,” police said.
Morin later praised a new detective assigned to her case but said “you have to insist on your right to get justice.”
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