A former Halifax taxi driver convicted of sexual assault has been brought back to Canada to serve out his sentence. In 2020, Bassam Al-Rawi was convicted of sexually assaulting a woman in his Halifax-area apartment in 2012.

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Former Halifax taxi driver who fled Canada extradited from Italy

A former Halifax taxi driver who fled the country after being convicted of sexually assaulting a passenger has been extradited from Italy to Canada.

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Authorities in Italy have captured a Canadian fugitive who fled a sexual assault conviction in Nova Scotia.

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Convicted N.S. sex offender captured in Italy, returned to Canada

Bassam Al-Rawi was sentenced to two years in prison in December 2020 for the 2012 sexual assault of a woman he had picked up in downtown Halifax.

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Former Halifax taxi driver convicted of sexual assault extradited back to Canada from Italy

HALIFAX – Nova Scotia’s public prosecution service says a convicted sexual offender who fled Canada in 2022 has been extradited from Italy to serve the remainder of his sentence in […]

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Sexual offender who fled Canada in 2022 extradited from Italy: Nova Scotia officials

HALIFAX — Nova Scotia's public prosecution service says a convicted sexual offender who fled Canada in 2022 has been extradited from Italy to serve the remainder of his sentence in Canada.

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A former Halifax taxi driver convicted of sexual assault has been brought back to Canada to serve out his sentence. In 2020, Bassam Al-Rawi was convicted of sexually assaulting a woman in his Halifax-area apartment in 2012. “In 2022, Mr. Al-Rawi was released on bail while seeking leave to appeal his sexual assault conviction with […]

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Former Halifax cabbie convicted of sexual assault extradited back to Canada

HALIFAX — Nova Scotia’s public prosecution service says a convicted sexual offender who fled Canada in 2022 has been extradited from Italy to serve the remainder of his sentence in Canada. Bassam Al-Rawi was convicted of sexually assaulting a Halifax woman in August 2020. The agency says he fled Canada after he sought leave to appeal the conviction and was released on bail. His release conditions included a requirement that he continue to live i…

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Al-Rawi has to serve remaining of his sentence for 2020 sexual assault conviction.  
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Former Halifax cabbie convicted of sexual assault extradited back to Canada

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