After addressing the issues before the court, Judge Millsteed issued his ruling and outlined the couple's sentence.
"In relation to each of you, I impose a single sentence pursuant to s.18A of the Sentencing Act," Judge Millsteed said. "Because of the consensual nature of your relationship, the fact that it did not involve any form of exploitation, and your early guilty pleas, good reason exists, in my view, to record a conviction against each of you, but discharge you upon entering into a bond in the sum of $500 to be of good behavior for three years."
Judge Millsteed did not stipulate that John or Jennifer could not have contact with each other; however, he did say a condition of their bond was that they not engage in "further sexual activity." Interestingly enough, the judge did not bar them from continuing to live together, so it remains unclear how the court will monitor the activities they choose to engage in.
Following their sentencing hearing, both John and Jennifer appeared together on the Nine Network’s 60Minutes show. Judging by the comments they made during that interview, they are not yet ready to end their love affair.
"John and I are in this relationship as consenting adults," Jennifer said. "We are just asking for a little bit of respect and understanding."
John's first wife, Jennifer's mother Joan, is angry about the relationship and upset that the couple had children together.
"I just think that the whole relationship is dreadful," Joan told News Ltd. "These incestual [sic] relationships produce children, and the children have problems, and it's not fair to kids."
Only time will tell if John and Jennifer abide by Judge Millsteed's ruling, or whether they will continue to embrace their forbidden love affair.
