Three family members charged after alleged kidnapping, assault in Kingston, Ont.
TORONTO — Investigators say three family members have been charged after a woman was allegedly kidnapped and abused for nearly a year.
Police say the American woman came to Canada last year, married a man from Kingston, Ont., and moved into his home, where he lived with his mother, father and brother.
Kingston police say that over the course of 11 months, the woman was told she couldn’t leave the home unless accompanied by a member of her family.
They allege the family isolated her, monitored her calls and took her citizenship papers and jewelry away from her.