Should this man be put in prison, or should he have a lesser sentence, since the only crime he's really guilty of was caring for his son and wanting to make sure he was well?
The most common kind of kidnapping is this, one parent taking a kid away from the other. Sure, it's not usually this long. What goes for the geese goes for the gander. He should be charged. But, if a mother does this, she too should be charged. Kidnapping is kidnapping.
Yes, the kid turned out fine.That does not excuse the fact that the father broke the law, kidnapped his son when he did not legally have custody, and prevented the mother from seeing her son.