Published 2 years ago

Catholic anti-abortion activist arrested at home by SWAT team in front of children, wife says

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Sen. Mike Lee (R-Utah) accused the Justice Department of overreach after an anti-abortion protester was arrested for allegedly assaulting an elderly Planned Parenthood volunteer twice in one day. The DOJ has accused Mark Houck of twice assaulting a 72-year-old volunteer patient escort at the Planned Parenthood Elizabeth Blackwell Health Center in Philadelphia. Houck's wife, Ryan-Marie Houck, said in an interview with Catholic anti- abortion website LifeSiteNews that police and federal agents surrounded their family home to arrest her husband.

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The Independent

Anti-abortion activist federally charged with assaulting elderly clinic escort

FBI arrest Pennsylvania activist for allegedly shoving 72-year-old volunteer, igniting right-wing firestorm

2 years ago·London, United Kingdom

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Washington Times

Pro-life activist arrested during FBI raid at Pennsylvania home

A pro-life activist was arrested at his home Friday during an FBI raid on charges that he assaulted an abortion clinic volunteer in Philadelphia last year.

2 years ago·United States

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New York Post

Pennsylvania pro-life activist arrested by FBI, charged with assaulting clinic escort

“They said they were going to break in if he didn’t open it. And then they had about five guns pointed at my husband, myself and basically at my kids.”

2 years ago·New York, United States

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Washington Examiner

Catholic anti-abortion activist arrested at home by SWAT team in front of children, wife says

A Catholic anti-abortion activist was arrested during a raid of his house by a SWAT team with rifles drawn in full view of his family, including his children, his wife said.

2 years ago·Washington, United States

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The Epoch Times

FBI Conducts Dawn Raid on Home of Catholic Pro-Life Speaker

The FBI reportedly arrested Catholic pro-life activist and author Mark Houck in a raid on his rural home ...

2 years ago·New York, United States

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Raw Story

Mike Lee: It's 'overreach' to arrest anti-abortion activist for assaulting elderly man twice

Sen. Mike Lee (R-UT) argued on Sunday that the Department of Justice went too far when it arrested a Catholic man in front of his seven children for assaulting an elderly abortion activist twice. In a press release last week, the Department of Justice revealed that it had arrested Mark Houck, 48, for "violation of the Freedom of Access to Clinic Entrances (FACE) Act, which makes it a federal crime to use force with the intent to injure, intimid…

2 years ago·United States

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