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Canadian woman who married ISIS fighter pleads guilty to terrorism charge
The former Squamish resident admitted one terrorism charge after leaving Canada in 2015 to join ISIS, and she faces up to 10 years in prison.
- On Thursday, Oct. 8, Kimberly Polman of Squamish, B.C., pleaded guilty in B.C. Supreme Court to leaving Canada to participate in the activities of a terrorist group.
- Polman left Canada in 2015 after meeting an Islamic State fighter online and marrying him, later living in Syria under the militant group's control until 2019.
- Repatriated in 2022 after spending four years in a Syrian detention camp, Polman faces a maximum sentence of 10 years in prison for the offense.
- Lawyer David Ferguson said the plea represents Polman "taking responsibility for her actions in 2015," and she remains out of custody while awaiting sentencing.
- It remains unclear whether a second charge for participating in the group's activities has been withdrawn, though her family has stated she suffered significant trauma.
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BC Woman Who Married ISIS Member Pleads Guilty to Terrorism Offence
Kimberly Polman poses for a portrait at Camp Roj in Syria on April 3, 2019. Polman, who returned to Canada in 2022, pleaded guilty to a terrorism-related charge in B.C. Supreme Court on Oct. 8, 2026. (AP Photo/Maya Alleruzzo, File)
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