Parents of ‘Jihadi Jack’ Found Guilty of Funding Terrorism

The parents of a British man who converted to Islam and supported the ISIS terrorist group in Syria were given suspended prison sentences.

Sally Lane (L) and John Letts (R), parents of Jack Letts who is believed to have left the UK to join the ISIS terrorist group, arrive at the Old Bailey court in central London on Jan. 12, 2017. DANIEL LEAL-OLIVAS/AFP/Getty Images

LONDON—A couple from Oxford whose son converted to Islam and traveled to Syria to support the ISIS terrorist group were found guilty on June 21 and given suspended sentences for trying to send him money.

Organic farmer John Letts, 58, and ex-Oxfam fundraiser Sally Lane, 56, said they were acting as any parents would have when they tried to send their 23-year-old son cash when he begged for help from another country. They say they believed their son, Jack Letts, was in mortal danger and trapped in Raqqa, Syria.