Lawyer for Alberta spiritual leader's wife claims police illegally seized cellphone

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Jan. 21 after four women came forward claiming he had used his position as a spiritual leader to coerce them into having sex with him.

In a news release, police alleged de Ruiter “informed certain female group members that he was directed by a spirit to engage in sexual activity with them and that engaging in sexual activity with him will provide them an opportunity to achieve a state of higher being or spiritual enlightenment.” Leigh Ann de Ruiter wasAfter her arrest, John de Ruiter’s lawyer, Dino Bottos,in their treatment of Leigh Ann de Ruiter, saying she was never given the opportunity to surrender at a police station.

“This is based on the same allegations that came forward almost a year ago, in March of 2022, by these four complainants,” Bottos said. He said the charges could be a bid to get Leigh Ann de Ruiter to “flip” on her husband. Both cases are next in court April 12. Al-Khatib said he will likely have to apply to the Court of King’s Bench to have a justice compel the Crown to explain the cellphone seizure.

He added, “The fact that the Crown may be acquiescing to an unlawful seizure, and using information that wasn’t properly obtained in a future trial, is extremely concerning, and I would suggest inappropriate for the minister of justice.”

 

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