After three years, a legal matter between the territorial government and a man alleging serial sexual abuse while in jail has been settled outside of court.

Kelly Canadian filed suit against the GNWT in 2019, alleging more than 40 instances when he was sexually abused by a staff member during his incarceration at North Slave Correctional Complex (NSCC) in Yellowknife.

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As of Dec. 7, 2021, the claim was settled outside of court after defence lawyer Steven Cooper received an email requesting response to a consent dismissal order.

Terms of the settlement were not publicly disclosed.

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Cooper stated that he had SA国际影视传媒渘o commentSA国际影视传媒� when asked for details.

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The GNWT filed a statement of defence in June 2019, denying that any sexual abuse occurred.

The Department of Justice also conducted an internal investigation at the North Slave Correctional Complex in 2019 following CanadianSA国际影视传媒檚 accusations. Two jail employees were subsequently fired.

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