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Court decision offers glimpse into negotiations with father accused of abducting 7-year-old Sask. girl
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As Regina's Mariecar Jackson waited for news about her missing daughter, police approached her with an offer from her husband — the man who allegedly abducted the seven-year-old.
The offer from the fugitive: Would Mariecar agree not to vaccinate their daughter against COVID-19, if she was returned to her care?
Negotiations between police, Mariecar and Michael Gordon Jackson, the man from whom she was separated, are quoted in a decision of the family law division of the Regina Court of Queen's Bench dated April 20, which only recently became available.
After weeks of searching, Michael Jackson and the seven-year-old were found in Vernon, B.C.
He was charged with abduction, while their daughter was reunited with Mariecar.
The April 20 Queen's Bench decision by Justice Michael Megaw references a sworn affidavit from Mariecar and outlines the behind-the-scenes details of what happened leading up to that point.
WATCH | 7-year-old found, Michael Jackson arrested on Feb. 24, 2022:
On Nov. 10, Michael picked up his daughter for his "parenting time."
He refused to return her when he was supposed to and fled to an undisclosed location over a dispute about whether the seven-year-old would be vaccinated against COVID-19, the court decision says.
After Mariecar was able to speak with her daughter on Nov. 21, she applied for a court order "compelling the return of the child to her and for the assistance of the police in enforcing any such order," it says.
That order was granted on Nov. 26, but Michael refused to return the seven-year-old, according to the Queen's Bench decision.
It details the struggle that ensued as Mariecar attempted to use the legal system to get her child returned to her.
By early January, she had contacted police, hoping they could enforce the court order.
"She expressed concern over her perception of the lack of resources committed to the enforcement by the authorities," the decision reads.