Fr. Fidelis found guilty of violating FACE law on Long Island; potential 6 months in prison

Here is an extensive article from Lifenews - hit the link for the entire article. Note the last excerpted paragraph quotes the founder of PAAU. The acronym stands for Progressive Anti Abortion Uprising and they are a left wing prolife (and growing with a turnout at this past Friday's March for Life) organization.

 Father Fidelis Moscinski was found guilty of a federal FACE violation for an alleged “lock and block” rescue at a Planned Parenthood abortion facility in Hempstead, NY on July 7, 2022. According to court testimony, during the one-man rescue action Father Fidelis placed multiple locks on the gate leading into the only entrance of the Planned Parenthood facility. Once the locks were cut off by the local fire department, Father Fidelis physically lay in the driveway obstructing cars before being taken into custody by local police.

The defense argued that, because the rescue resulted in only a 10 minute traffic obstruction, it should be treated as a local misdemeanor and should not be prosecution, noting that there were no complaints from patients entering Planned Parenthood that day.

Jennifer Bono, Director of health center operations at the Planned Parenthood in question located at 540 Fulton Avenue contradicted herself when she said there were complaints, when earlier she had told the FBI there were none.

Defense attorneys also argued that the government was discriminating against Father Fidelis based on his viewpoint — which the judge ignored.

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Terrisa Bukovinac, founder and executive director of PAAU, a pro-life group for liberals, told LifeNews, “It is outrageous that the FACE Act is still being employed to target pro-life activism in a post Roe vs. Wade America. There is no federal right to an abortion! Father Fidelis is a hero for putting his body in between the babies and their killer and we encourage others to do the same.”

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[tom faranda]

Not mentioned - it's under federal FACE but as a misdemeanor not a felony. Still ridiculous.