Sentencing delayed for Manitoba teen who supported Islamic State online
A Manitoba boy who was arrested for using social media to express support for the Islamic militant group ISIS last year will not be sentenced Tuesday as was expected, CBC News has learned.
The boy entered a guilty plea in a Winnipeg courtroom in September to a charge of counselling the commission of an indictable offence at the direction of, or in association with, a terrorist group. He was to be sentenced by a judge in a Brandon, Man., courtroom Tuesday morning.
However, a spokesperson for the Public Prosecution Service of Canada told CBC News that sentencing will now be pushed to a later date by lawyers today due to the preparation of a report.
The boy was 16-years-old when he was arrested in the western Manitoba city last November.
Police seized a number of items from his home at the time, including a computer that was being looked at "closely."
The teen's lawyer, Saul Simmonds, declined to comment when reached by CBC News.
The teen has been in custody since his arrest. He will be sentenced as a youth.
The charge carries a maximum sentence of life in prison for adults.
