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Police have once again laid charges against Aylmer’s Church of God after it held yet another lockdown-defying Sunday service – and a judge may come down hard later this week on the church and Pastor Henry Hildebrandt, having already found him in contempt of the laws aimed at slowing COVID-19’s spread. With that looming, Free Press reporter Jonathan Juha spoke with Aylmer police Chief Zvonko Horvat about what the situation has meant for his small police department, his approach to the impasse and what’s to come:
Q: Let’s start by talking about the approach you and Aylmer police have taken so far when dealing with the Church of God.