Crown Asks for 2-Year Jail Sentence for Sask. Father Who Withheld Daughter to Prevent COVID Shot

Crown prosecutors are asking for two years of jail time for a Saskatchewan man who kept his daughter away from her mother to prevent the child from getting the COVID-19 vaccine. Crown prosecutors told the court they wanted to send a message with the sentencing of two years’ jail time, three years of probation, and 200 hours of community service, according to local media reports. Jackson is representing himself and will appear in the Court of King’s Bench on Aug. 19 to respond to the Crown’s sentencing request. Michael Gordon Jackson was found guilty in April of violating a custody order arrangement with his ex-wife. A 12-person trial brought back the guilty verdict in less than three hours....