A Montreal man who pleaded guilty to kidnapping his autistic daughter, who was then kept in a crawl space, was back in court Tuesday for his sentencing hearing.
The father is trying to avoid prison, but the prosecution says he’s not helping his case.
The girl cannot be identified due to a publication ban. According to an agreed statement of facts presented by the prosecution and the defence, 2021 was a tough year for her. She was diagnosed with autism and lived in a group home. She eventually reached out to her estranged father, who decided to take her out of where she lived, with the assistance of two relatives.
The statement says that after watching a report on the disappearance on CTV News, a witness called police to say she had seen her in her apartment building, leading to her rescue.
The teen, who has the mental age of an eight-year-old, later told investigators a relative …