Court Convicts Calgary Pastor of Harassment, Acquits Him of Causing Disturbance at Drag Storytime Protests
Published on August 23, 2024
A Calgary pastor has been found guilty of criminal harassment and breaches of bail conditions but was acquitted on charges of causing a disturbance for protesting at library drag storytime events between March 25 and April 2. The Alberta Court of Justice trial for Derek Reimer concluded on Aug. 21, with closing arguments from prosecutors and Reimer’s attorney, Andrew MacKenzie. On Aug. 22, Justice Karen Molle found Reimer guilty of criminal harassment for publishing on Facebook a video recording of a conversation between himself and the manager of a Calgary library where a drag reading event was to take place, while encouraging his supporters to contact the manager to express their opposition to the event....