A vigil is planned for tonight for former Calgary teacher Neil Bantleman, who is back in prison in Indonesia.
Bantleman is serving an 11-year sentence after being convicted of sexually abusing children at a Jakarta school.
That conviction was overturned in Aug. 2015 and Bantleman was released from prison.
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That acquittal was later overturned by the Indonesian Supreme Court in February and Bantleman was put back behind bars.
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Bantleman has maintained his innocence throughout the process.
The vigil is planned for Thursday night at 7 p.m. the CNIB Centre on Memorial Drive.
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