BC Woman Who Married ISIS Member Pleads Guilty to Terrorism Offence
A B.C. woman who travelled to Syria in 2015 after meeting an ISIS militant online and marrying him has pleaded guilty to a terrorism-related offence, weeks before her scheduled trial. Kimberly Polman, 54, of Squamish, B.C., pleaded guilty on Oct. 8 in B.C. Supreme Court to leaving Canada to participate in the activities of a terrorist group.
Kimberly Polman, 54, of Squamish, B.C., pleaded guilty on October 8th to leaving Canada to participate in the activities of a terrorist group. This plea occurred just weeks before her scheduled jury trial. Polman had traveled to Syria in 2015 after meeting an ISIS militant online and marrying him.
- Kimberly Polman pleaded guilty to a terrorism-related offence.
- The offence was leaving Canada to participate in the activities of a terrorist group.
- Polman traveled to Syria in 2015, married an ISIS militant she met online.
- Her plea occurred on October 8th, weeks before a scheduled November trial.
- It is unclear if a second charge against her remains.
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