9 Pro-lifers to be sentenced this week for breaking FACE Act aleteia.org
Nine pro-lifers who were arrested and found guilty of blocking abortion clinics under the Freedom of Access to Clinic Entrances (FACE) Act will be sentenced this week in Washington, DC. Each of the defendants faces up to 11 years of imprisonment for the FACE Act violations and “conspiracy against rights,” for cases that are almost certain to head to the court of appeals.
Seven of the nine defendants will be sentenced this week, with Lauren Handy, John Hinshaw, and Will Goodman being sentenced on Tuesday, and Herb (Rosemary) Geraghty, Jonathan Darnel, Jean Marshall, and Joan Andrews Bell sentenced on Thursday. Heather Idoni and Paulette Harlow’s sentencing days have been rescheduled until May 21 and 31 respectively.
These nine defendants – with the exception of Paulette Harlow, 75, who is under house arrest – have been jailed for 9 months. During that time, several of the defendants have made troubling reports of mistreatment…
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