Calgary Pastor Given 12 Months’ Probation After Guilty Verdict in Retrial Over Protesting Drag Storytime
An Alberta judge sentenced Calgary pastor Derek Reimer to 12 months of probation after a retrial in which he was found guilty of causing a disturbance and mischief for protesting a library’s children’s drag-themed story-time event. Justice Karim Z. Jivraj of the Albert Court of Justice on Oct. 16 found Reimer guilty of intentionally shouting […].
Calgary pastor Derek Reimer was sentenced to 12 months of probation following a retrial where he was found guilty of causing a disturbance and mischief. The charges relate to his protest at a children’s drag storytime event at the Seton-neighbourhood library. Justice Karim Z. Jivraj found Reimer guilty of intentionally shouting and disrupting the “Reading with Royalty” program and interfering with the library’s operations. The protest was against a program organized by the Calgary Public Library and Calgary Pride, which aimed to promote inclusion and gender diversity.
- Calgary pastor Derek Reimer received a 12-month probation sentence.
- He was found guilty of causing a disturbance and mischief in a retrial.
- The charges stemmed from his protest at a children’s drag storytime event at a Calgary library.
- The event, “Reading with Royalty,” was organized by the Calgary Public Library and Calgary Pride.
- The organizers stated the event aimed to promote inclusion and gender diversity.
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