Calgary Pastor Tim Stephens acquitted on charges of breach of Public Health Orders. Pre-trial Dropped contempt of court & criminal charge (jailed 2x for those) and 5 Public Health Act violations - Kotaku In Action 2

Calgary Pastor Tim Stephens acquitted on charges of breach of Public Health Orders. Pre-trial Dropped contempt of court & criminal charge (jailed 2x for those) and 5 Public Health Act violations (www.jccf.ca)

posted 2 years ago by YesMovement 2 years ago by YesMovement +38 / -0

Pastor Tim Stephens acquitted today on charges of breach of Public Health Orders | Justice Centre for Constitutional Freedoms

Calgary: The Justice Centre is pleased to announce that the Provincial Court of Alberta has acquitted Pastor Tim Stephens, of Fairview Baptist Church, on alleged charges of violating provincial Public Health Orders regarding physical distancing. On May 6, ...

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– YesMovement [S] 11 points 2 years ago +11 / -0

Tim's wife: https://twitter.com/RaquelAStephens/status/1587504364654301184

To date, the Crown has dropped Tim’s contempt of court & criminal charge (jailed 2x for those) and 5 Public Health Act violations - all before ever going to trial. He went to trial last month for his remaining 2 PHA charges & today the judge delivered the verdict: NOT GUILTY!!

https://twitter.com/RaquelAStephens/status/1587525668728107009

“I see nothing in the provisions of that particular order of the CMOH which imposed any legal obligation on Pastor Stephens to ensure, compel, or encourage compliance, by those attending the religious services he was conducting” Excerpt from Sec. 49 of the judge’s decision.

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