Outside the courthouse in Valleyview, 350 kilometres northwest of Edmonton, the teens said facing their former employer was scary but worth it. Bhalla picked up the teens, then 15 and 17, and drove them to the worksite in Valleyview behind a motel off the main highway. "On these three days at work Mr. Balla swore at, pushed and slapped [the teens]," Crown prosecutor Aisling Ryan told the Valleyview courtroom. 'I'm always afraid of people,' says one of the teens, who rarely leaves his bedroom since assaults occurred. "There was no way to get home," said the older teen, who recalled feeling "trapped."

Source: CBC News February 20, 2018 09:00 UTC