Two activists have been indicted for vandalizing pro-life pregnancy centers in Florida as pro-life advocates continue to raise concerns about an inadequate response to the rash of pro-abortion violence from federal law enforcement.
The U.S. Department of Justice announced the indictment of two pro-abortion activists Tuesday in connection with the vandalism of three pro-life pregnancy centers in Florida.
A grand jury based in the U.S. District Court for the Middle District of Florida indicted Caleb Freestone, 27, and Amber Smith-Stewart, 23, for engaging “in a conspiracy to prevent employees of reproductive health services facilities from providing those services.”
The indictment accuses the defendants of violating the Freedom of Access to Clinic Entrances (FACE) Act by “using threats of force to intimidate and interfere with the employees of a reproductive health services facility in Winter Haven because those employees were providing or seeking to provide reproductive health services” as well as “intentionally damaging and destroying the facility’s property because the facility provides reproductive health services.” If convicted, they face up to 12 years in prison and fines of up to $350,000.
According to the DOJ, the indictment alleges that the two defendants, in addition to other “co-conspirators,” spray-painted graffiti on the side featuring phrases such as “if abortions aren’t safe than [sic] neither are you,” “YOUR TIME IS UP!!,” “WE’RE COMING FOR U” and “We are everywhere” on the side of the facility.
While the statement did not mention the facility by name, LifeChoice Pregnancy Center in Winter Haven posted pictures of vandalism it sustained, which included graffiti proclaiming such phrases, in a June 26 Facebook post. The indictment also holds Freestone and Smith-Stewart responsible for defacing similar facilities in Hollywood and Hialeah, two cities in South Florida.
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Grand jury indicts activists for defacing pro-life clinics | U.S. News
Grand jury indicts activists for defacing pro-life clinics | U.S. News
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