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As first reported by CBC Saskatchewan on Jan. 12, Mariecar Jackson says her ex-husband Michael Jackson of Carievale is refusing to return their seven-year-old daughter to her custody despite a court order compelling him to do so. The girl has been with her father since a weekend visit in November.
Michael has said publicly that he is refusing to give up his daughter because he does not want her to receive the COVID-19 vaccine. The story went on to make international headlines, but Saskatchewan RCMP waited until Saturday to issue any comment on the matter.
Mariecar’s lawyer Jill Drennan said the mother initially went to police to report her daughter’s disappearance and was hoping they would issue a press release. Drennan said the RCMP was hesitant to do so, prompting them to go to the media.
“This is a traditional abduction is what this is,” said Drennan during a phone interview on Friday. The Criminal Code does have laws covering parental child abduction in the context of custody orders.
Drennan said Mariecar’s daughter, Sarah, was picked up by her father leading up to Nov. 11. She was supposed to be returned to her mother the following weekend, but that never happened. She has been missing from school since Nov. 16. The last time Mariecar spoke with her daughter was over a Facetime call on Nov. 21.
A court order was sought and obtained on Nov. 26, but the father appealed the order, which invoked a stay of execution. It was lifted days later, and Drennan said police have been in communication with Mariecar since then.
On Jan. 5, an order was issued that terminated the father’s parenting time and made it supervised, and granted the mother sole custody. Drennan said the order also aggressively directed the police to assist nationwide.
Drennan said Friday she had no indication of where the RCMP was at in handling the case.
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On Saturday afternoon, the RCMP issued a release asking for the public’s assistance in finding the 52-year-old man and his seven-year-old daughter. Police described Michael Gordon Jackson as weighing approximately 250 lbs., with blue eyes and dark brown hair. He typically wears glasses.
RCMP said Michael does not have a known vehicle but may have connections to Dilke, Oxbow, Alameda and Regina, in addition to Lamont, Alta.
“However, he may be in other communities,” RCMP said in the release Saturday.
On Jan. 7, Michael appeared on an Internet show called Live with Laura-Lynn, a program that peddles conspiracy theories and falsehoods about vaccines and COVID-19.
Wearing a toque and sunglasses, Michael described his disagreement with his ex-wife over the vaccine. He said he decided to keep Sarah in his custody because the COVID-19 vaccine was soon to be approved for children under the age of 12.
Michael said he had previously asked his ex-wife what her position was on the vaccine. Fearing that his daughter would be vaccinated, he decided to act.
“My choice was made then and there that this wasn’t going to work and that I had to protect my daughter from it,” said Michael.
At one point in the video, the host asks Michael if he could confirm if his daughter does not want the vaccine. He put the question to his daughter, who said she did not want it.
“Because it can change your DNA and I don’t believe God wants me to and it can make you sick and kill you,” replied the seven-year-old, repeating false claims made by those opposed to vaccination.
Since CBC broke the story on Sarah’s disappearance, Drennan said some tips have come in from the public, but they have not proven fruitful. The mother is still left waiting for answers on where her daughter could be.
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Regina woman seeking help after daughter goes missing with anti-vax father
Mariecar Jackson says her ex-husband Michael Jackson is refusing to return their seven-year-old daughter to her custody because he doesn't want her to get vaccinated.
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