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Yazidi teen says she escaped ISIS in Iraq, only to be sexually assaulted in Winnipeg | Globalnews.ca

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Hadji Hesso is the executive director of the Yazidi Association of Manitoba .

He is accused of repeatedly trying to force himself on one Yazidi victim in a darkened room.

The alleged victim, a Winnipeg teen, told Global News she thought she was safe in Canada .

The group was an early advocate for Yazidi victims of ISIS cruelty.

It has been dissolved by the Manitoba government more than a year ago .

The Yazidi Association of Winnipeg was praised for providing support to Yazidi refugees in Manitoba in 2022 .

But the Manitoba government says it was dissolved in 2023 after failing to file annual returns for two consecutive years .

The alleged victim says she found herself alone with Hesso in the canteen of a community facility over the summer .

He allegedly texted her asking for an explicit sexual favour, she says.

The Yazidi Association of Manitoba said Hesso remained in his position.

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67

Informative language

63

Neutral language

52

Article tone

informal

Language

English

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54

Offensive language

likely offensive

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short-lived

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