A convict who became Canada's youngest designated dangerous offender after sexually assaulting a three-month-old baby is seeking temporary escorted leave from prison to attend Indigenous cultural ceremonies in Vancouver. Tara Desousa, now 43 has appealed to the Federal Court. Desousa was 15 years of age when she sexually assaulted an infant she was babysitting in B.C. Desousa who underwent gender-affirming surgery while serving an indefinite sentence also admitted to drowning a three-year-old boy when she was 11 years old which the judge in the sexual assault case said was below the age of criminal responsibility. Desousa has applied to attend the Anderson Lodge "healing centre for women."
Guest: Scott Newark. Former Alberta crown attorney, executive director of the Canadian Police Association and has represented families of victims of murder.
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A convict who became Canada's youngest designated dangerous offender after sexually assaulting a three-month-old baby is seeking temporary escorted leave from prison to attend Indigenous cultural ceremonies in Vancouver. Tara Desousa, now 43 has appealed to the Federal Court. Desousa was 15 years of age when she sexually assaulted an infant she was babysitting in B.C. Desousa who underwent gender-affirming surgery while serving an indefinite sentence also admitted to drowning a three-year-old boy when she was 11 years old which the judge in the sexual assault case said was below the age of criminal responsibility. Desousa has applied to attend the Anderson Lodge "healing centre for women."
Guest: Scott Newark. Former Alberta crown attorney, executive director of the Canadian Police Association and has represented families of victims of murder.
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