Federal employee found not guilty of sexual assault

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A federal public servant at Global Affairs Canada has been acquitted on all 11 charges against him in the Ontario Court of Justice.

Galal Eldien Ali acquitted of all 11 charges he was facing

Rosemary Barton · CBC News · Posted: Apr 23, 2026 4:46 PM EDT | Last Updated: April 23

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Justice Dave Berg dismissed all charges from the bench, citing issues of credibility. No written reasons were filed at the Ottawa Courthouse, seen here in September 2022. (Matthew Kupfer/CBC)

A federal public servant at Global Affairs Canada has been acquitted on all 11 charges against him in the Ontario Court of Justice.

Galal Eldien Ali was found not guilty on multiple counts of sexual assault in the case of a woman who worked as an Afghan interpreter.

The charges stem from allegations made by the woman after she worked with Ali at Camp Nathan Smith military base in Afghanistan between 2011 and 2013, and later lived at his home in Canada.

Ali denied all the allegations from the beginning.

Justice Dave Berg dismissed all charges from the bench, citing issues of credibility. No written reasons were filed. 

The woman cannot be named because of a publication ban.

Ali worked for the Canadian International Development Agency as a technical adviser in Kandahar.

The former interpreter had also filed a civil suit seeking $1.75 million in damages. It’s unclear how this decision will impact that case, nor is it known whether an appeal will be filed.

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Rosemary Barton is a veteran political reporter and host for CBC News who has covered the Quebec legislature and Parliament Hill for more than two decades. She hosts Rosemary Barton Live, airing on Sundays at 10 a.m. ET on CBC News Network, 11 a.m. ET on CBC Television, and CBC News’ weekly national affairs panel, At Issue, Thursdays on The National. She is based in Ottawa.

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