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The trial of former Afghanistan hostage Joshua Boyle is on hold while his estranged wife, Caitlan Coleman, challenges a ruling that allows defence lawyers to ask some questions about her sexual history.

Coleman does not want to face questions about her consensual sex life with Boyle.

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But a ruling issued last week by Justice Peter K. Doody opened the door to a limited series of questions about Coleman’s sexual history with Boyle, including ones that touch on biting, bondage and anal sex.

Coleman’s challenge of that ruling will now go to the Superior Court of Justice on May 15, court heard Wednesday.

A decision on that application is not expected before July.

It means the case could be on hold for months — and possibly years — while the challenge is decided, and potentially, appealed to the Court of Appeal for Ontario and the Supreme Court of Canada.

Eric Granger, a member of Boyle’s defence team, said the long delay is prejudicial to his client and could give rise to a Jordan application to have his case tossed out for unreasonable delays.