Jun 27, 2011

THE TORONTO STAR News, Jun 27, 2011

Toronto police officer fights for justice after woman raped in Texas

Toronto police Const. Shari MacKay, right, fought hard to get justice for her friend, Ann Doe, (not her real name), who was the victim of a brutal sexual assault in Houston, Texas.

RENE JOHNSTON/TORONTO STAR

By Raveena Aulakh

Ann Doe (not her real name), was brutally raped while on a business trip to Houston, Texas, in July 2008. It shattered her, changed her life irreversibly. For months, she tried to get justice. Nothing happened. Then she bumped into Const. Shari MacKay of Toronto.

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