A group of anti-abortion protesters were indicted on Wednesday after allegedly invading a reproductive health care clinic in Washington, D.C. last October, said the Department of Justice.
and U.S. Attorney Matthew M. Graves for the District of Columbia announced a two-count indictment against the defendants in connection with the incident. They were charged with conspiracy against rights and a Freedom of Access to Clinic Entrances Act offense.
The defendants are Lauren Handy, 28, of Alexandria, Virginia; Jonathan Darnel, 40, of Arlington, Virginia; Jay Smith, 32, of Freepart, New York; Paulette Harlow, 73, of Kingston, Massachusetts; Jean Marshall, 72, of Kingston, Massachusetts; John Hinshaw, 67, of Levittown, New York; Heather Idoni, 61, of Linden, Michigan; William Goodman, 52, of the Bronx, New York; and Joan Bell, 74, of Montague, New Jersey.
Once the blockade was established, Darnel live-streamed footage of his co-defendants’ activities, according to the DOJ. The indictment also alleges that the defendants violated the FACE Act by using a physical obstruction to injure, intimidate and interfere with the clinic’s employees and a patient, "because they were providing or obtaining reproductive health services."
If convicted, the defendants each face up to a maximum of 11 years in prison, three years of supervised release and a fine not exceeding $350,000.
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