Drug dealer avoids jail until co-accused woman gives birth to his child

WARMINGTON: Drug  dealer avoids jail until  co-accused woman gives birth to his  child
Halton Regional Police Chief Steve Tanner,  Ontario's top cop, calls  judge's decision  "absolutely absurd"
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Ontario's police chief is  criticizing an Ontario judge's decision to  postpone the prison  sentence of a man involved in a  $38 million drug  racket until his co-accused wife gives birth to  their first  child.
In Canada  alone, a man  — Marvin  Watson of Toronto  — convicted  of a major drug operation  has been given a seven-month  suspended sentence before  it is known how  much time he will  spend in  prison.
Watson, 33, and Maria Kiguru, 35, who both pleaded guilty  to their roles in a  methamphetamine and cocaine smuggling ring, are  receiving this special  child benefit offered by the Ontario justice  system.
The mother of two other children,  whose father is not Watson, pleaded guilty to laundering the proceeds of crime and was  given a  suspended sentence,  meaning as long as she follows the  guidelines, she will  not serve  any jail  time.
Meanwhile, the  father-to-be was  given a courtesy that  could be  extended to  the mother-to-be, but not  to fathers in general. "They greatly appreciate  this position  that allows them to spend this  precious time together  while having their first  child," Watson's lawyer Frank Retar  told the court  Tuesday, according to CBC Windsor.
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