Thursday, December 21st, 2023
Dutch man who sexually extorted B.C. teen Amanda Todd given 6-year sentence in Netherlands
Aydin Coban was sentenced to 13 years in prison in B.C., a punishment longer than Dutch laws A judge in the Netherlands has ruled that the Dutch man convicted for sexually extorting B.C. teen Amanda Todd should serve six years in prison. Aydin Coban wasn’t present in Amsterdam District Court for a brief hearing to announce the sentence. His lawyer, Robert Malewicz, said he would appeal the decision to the Dutch Supreme Court. Coban was convicted last year in B.C. of extortion, two counts of possession of child pornography, child luringRead more
Air Canada fined $97.5K for failing to assist passenger in wheelchair
Canadian Transportation Agency found airline violated disability regulations The Canadian Transportation Agency has handed Air Canada a fine of $97,500 after a passenger who uses a wheelchair was made to drag himself off a plane in Las Vegas. In a statement, the CTA said the airline must pay for “several violations of the Accessible Transportation for Persons with Disabilities Regulations.” On Aug. 30, Prince George, B.C., resident Rodney Hodgins, who has spastic cerebral palsy and uses a motorized wheelchair, was told by Air Canada crew in Las Vegas that no assistanceRead more