Raj Sharma and Abdi Hersy

refugee status: Calgary imam wanted on U.S. sex assault charges awaits refugee status decision Abdi Hersy, imam wanted on U.S. sex assault charges, seeks to clear name "He is in a bit of a legal limbo right now," said his lawyer Raj Sharma. "He is no longer a refugee or a protected person, but he can't be removed yet either." Sharma says his client still has legal options. "He is disappointed in the decision," said Sharma. "He will be filing an application before the Federal Court this week." Accusations date back to 2006 Hersy is accused of sexually assaulting two female patients while working as a respiratory therapist in Minnesota in 2006, according to CBC. He lost his job and his licence soon after the reports surfaced. The Immigration and Refugee Board decided to terminate Hersy refugee status after a hearing was held behind closed doors at its office in Calgary on June 2. Then he crossed the border into Canada. The Canadian Border Services Agency tried to strip him of that status two years ago, saying he had misrepresented himself. Despite the charges, Hersy was granted protection as a Somalian refugee in 2008. (www.immigrantscanada.com). As reported in the news.