In January, six individuals involved in the same protest were convicted of violating the FACE Act.
The latest conviction was issued by a federal judge for the Middle District of Tennessee, according to the DOJ statement.
The statement said the judge determined that the “evidence presented at trial proved that the defendants violated the FACE Act by using physical obstruction over the course of several hours to interfere with the clinic’s employees and a patient.”
“These defendants positioned themselves directly in front of the main clinic door for over two hours, physically blocking access to the clinic, resulting in no patients accessing the clinic. Police requested that the defendants leave or move multiple times, but after more than two hours, these defendants were arrested,” the statement said.
The protest took place at Carafem Health Center Clinic in Mt. Juliet, Tennessee, a suburb of Nashville. Captured extensively on video, the four activists along with several other pro-lifers stood in front of the abortion clinic’s doors while singing Christian hymns and chanting prayers.
Police in the video can be seen demanding they leave the building and while some do, others refuse.
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