At a hearing today the Crown is asking that the teen, who cannot be identified under terms of the Youth Criminal Justice Act, be sentenced as an adult.
The Kingston, Ont., teen s lawyer says a youth sentence of three years would be sufficient to hold him accountable.
In January 2019, the RCMP arrested the youth, who was 16 at the time, following a probe initiated by a tip from the U.S. Federal Bureau of Investigation.
According to an agreed statement of facts, the teen unwittingly communicated with an FBI undercover agent he believed to be a lone wolf Islamic terrorist in Virginia who needed support.
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The Crown is seeking a life sentence for a teenager who pleaded guilty to terrorism-related charges including possession of explosive material and counselling someone to detonate a bomb.
The youth admitted to the charges, as well as violating his bail conditions, last July in the Ontario Court of Justice.
Crown seeks life sentence for youth in terrorism case
A police officer carries evidence after RCMP raided a house and arrested two people in Kingston, Ont., on Thursday Jan. 24, 2019. The Crown is seeking a life sentence for a teenager who pleaded guilty to terrorism-related charges including possession of explosive material and counselling someone to detonate a bomb.THE CANADIAN PRESS/Lars Hagberg May 12, 2021 - 10:33 AM
OTTAWA - The Crown is seeking a life sentence for a teenager who pleaded guilty to terrorism-related charges including possession of explosive material and counselling someone to detonate a bomb.
The youth admitted to the charges, as well as violating his bail conditions, last July in the Ontario Court of Justice.
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Publishing date: May 12, 2021 • 1 hour ago • 1 minute read • Police from Kingston and then RCMP collect evidence at a home on MacDonnell Street in Kingston after revealing a terror plot was being organized from the home in Kingston on Friday January 25, 2019. Elliot Ferguson/Kingston Whig-Standard/Postmedia Network Photo by Elliot Ferguson /Elliot Ferguson
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OTTAWA The Crown is seeking a life sentence for a Kingston teenager who pleaded guilty to terrorism-related charges including possession of explosive material and counselling someone to detonate a bomb.
The youth admitted to the charges, as well as violating his bail conditions, last July in the Ontario Court of Justice.