A former prison guard accused in a civil lawsuit of sexually assaulting seven inmates at the Nova Institution for Women in Truro, N.S., now faces 13 criminal charges, including six counts of sexual assault. Over the next few months, four more inmates joined the civil lawsuit. The allegations in both the criminal case and civil lawsuit have not been tested in court. (CBC)Digdon was also a correctional officer at the Nova Institution until she quit her job last spring in support of her husband. (The Canadian Press)The civil lawsuit takes aim at the perception that incarcerated women won't come forward when a wrong is done to them, Dull said.

Source: CBC News May 07, 2020 21:56 UTC