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Mark Houck, a Catholic anti-abortion activist who was accused of assaulting a 72-year-old clinic volunteer outside a Planned Parenthood in Philadelphia, was acquitted Monday of charges that he instigated the encounter to intimidate the organization’s workers, The Philadelphia Inquirer reports.
The Department of Justice charged Houk with two counts of violating the Freedom of Access to Clinic Entrances (Face) Act. The DOJ accused Houck of twice assaulting the volunteer at the Planned Parenthood Elizabeth Blackwell Health Center.
According to the DOJ indictment obtained by The Daily Beast, the then-47-year-old Houck “forcefully shoved B.
The Department of Justice charged Houk with two counts of violating the Freedom of Access to Clinic Entrances (Face) Act. The DOJ accused Houck of twice assaulting the volunteer at the Planned Parenthood Elizabeth Blackwell Health Center.
According to the DOJ indictment obtained by The Daily Beast, the then-47-year-old Houck “forcefully shoved B.
- 1/31/2023
- by Charisma Madarang
- Rollingstone.com
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Sen. Mike Lee (R-Utah) accused the Justice Department of “overreach” after federal authorities arrested an anti-abortion protester for allegedly assaulting an elderly Planned Parenthood volunteer twice in one day.
“Just in the last few days we’ve seen some pretty glaring examples of what appear to be instances of overreach,” Lee said of the DOJ in an interview with Fox News’ Maria Bartiromo. After first mentioning a group that was federally subpoenaed regarding its lobbying for an anti-trans health care bill in Alabama, Lee spoke about an anti-abortion protester charged...
“Just in the last few days we’ve seen some pretty glaring examples of what appear to be instances of overreach,” Lee said of the DOJ in an interview with Fox News’ Maria Bartiromo. After first mentioning a group that was federally subpoenaed regarding its lobbying for an anti-trans health care bill in Alabama, Lee spoke about an anti-abortion protester charged...
- 9/25/2022
- by Peter Wade
- Rollingstone.com
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