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OTTAWA, Ontario (Justice Centre for Constitutional Freedoms) — The Justice Centre for Constitutional Freedoms is pleased to announce that the charge against teenager William Vogelsang was withdrawn today at the request of the Crown prosecutor.
Vogelsang was ticketed in April 2020 for contravening an Order made under the Emergency Management and Civil Protection Act. His transgression was playing basketball alone in a local park.
In March 2020, the Ontario Government declared a State of Emergency in response to COVID. Public places, such as parks, were closed for any form of gathering, although some exercise outdoors was allowed.
On April 15, 2020, Vogelsang, who was 17 at the time, went to a local park to get some fresh air and play basketball by himself. Two Ottawa by-law enforcement officers approached and informed him that the park was closed except for walk throughs. William told the officers that he believed that playing basketball as a group was banned, but that he could play by himself. He then told the officers that he would leave voluntarily.
Vogelsang identified himself verbally to the officers but
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