'Felt trapped': In Sask. human trafficking trial, court hears woman forced into sex with employer
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In a human trafficking trial Tuesday, a Bangladeshi woman says she was sexually assaulted nearly two years ago during her time working at a small-town Saskatchewan restaurant.
In a human trafficking trial Tuesday, a Bangladeshi woman says she was sexually assaulted nearly two years ago during her time working at a small-town Saskatchewan restaurant.
Mohammad Masum and Sohel Haider were arrested on June 29, 2023. Each was charged with one count of trafficking a person. Masum also faces three counts of sexual assault.
The trial began on Monday in Rosetown and continued with more testimony from the complainant Tuesday. Her name is protected under a publication ban.
The woman, who can't be named because of a publication ban, says right from her first day arriving in Tisdale in November of 2022 she was "scared" of Masum because of the conversations they would have in private.
Before working her first shift in Tisdale, she says Masum told her of his past in Bangladesh, where he told her he cut a man's hands who wronged him.
The morning after arriving in Tisdale, she told court went to work her first shift at a local restaurant, under an agreement that she would be paid $1,000 per month in cash.
Less than two weeks on the job, she testified she was sent to the cooler during her break when the restaurant was empty and Masum followed her shortly afterwards. She said Masum came from behind her, wrapped his arms around her and began kissing her neck and shoulders.
