{"id":199083,"date":"2019-03-27T11:28:05","date_gmt":"2019-03-27T16:28:05","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.liveaction.org\/news\/?p=199083"},"modified":"2019-03-27T11:31:29","modified_gmt":"2019-03-27T16:31:29","slug":"abortionist-willie-parker-accused-sexual-assault","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/archive.liveaction.org\/news\/abortionist-willie-parker-accused-sexual-assault\/","title":{"rendered":"Self-professed &#8216;Christian&#8217; abortionist Willie Parker accused of sexual assault"},"content":{"rendered":"<div style=\"margin-top: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px;\" class=\"sharethis-inline-share-buttons\" ><\/div><p>Well-known known circuit riding abortionist Willie Parker has been <a href=\"https:\/\/medium.com\/@contact_19042\/to-all-the-women-whose-names-i-dont-know-about-the-pain-we-share-the-secrets-we-keep-and-the-6e7d4a79905e?fbclid=IwAR151gHRSF9BgL15XYpWCtVkUSz-ie8jH0Hiol00yIIeEPxPzhw4T4EuLzY\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">accused<\/a> of sexual misconduct, and abortion groups have begun to distance themselves from him. The allegations against the abortion industry&#8217;s\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.drwillieparker.com\/video\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">media darling<\/a>, who was once <a href=\"http:\/\/www.cc.com\/video-clips\/ojnmam\/the-daily-show-with-trevor-noah-willie-parker---changing-the-reproductive-rights-narrative-with--life-s-work-\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">featured<\/a> on Trevor Noah&#8217;s Daily Show, were <a href=\"https:\/\/medium.com\/@contact_19042\/to-all-the-women-whose-names-i-dont-know-about-the-pain-we-share-the-secrets-we-keep-and-the-6e7d4a79905e?fbclid=IwAR151gHRSF9BgL15XYpWCtVkUSz-ie8jH0Hiol00yIIeEPxPzhw4T4EuLzY\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">published<\/a>\u00a0by Medium writer and abortion rights advocate\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/wetestify.org\/author\/candice-russell\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Candice Russell<\/a>\u00a0&#8212; and were\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/medium.com\/@berean86wp\/i-have-to-thank-candice-russell-3dbad2b393fd\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">denounced<\/a> by Parker in the same publication. But Russell&#8217;s blog wasn&#8217;t just an indictment against Parker; it was an indictment against the &#8220;reproductive rights community&#8221; Russell claims covered up the abuse with &#8220;whispers so loud they were more like shouts.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p>She asks readers, &#8220;How many of you were told, like I was, that disclosing would hurt the movement and our chances at surviving the ongoing attacks being made against abortion access?&#8221;<\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\"aligncenter wp-image-52968 size-full\" src=\"https:\/\/archive.liveaction.org\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/08\/willie-parker-abortionist.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"671\" height=\"341\" srcset=\"https:\/\/archive.liveaction.org\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/08\/willie-parker-abortionist.jpg 671w, https:\/\/archive.liveaction.org\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/08\/willie-parker-abortionist-300x152.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 671px) 100vw, 671px\" \/><\/p>\n<p>Parker&#8217;s\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.drwillieparker.com\/about\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">online<\/a> bio reveals his connections:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Parker provides abortion in AL, MS, PA, GA, and IL.<\/li>\n<li>He is a former Medical Director of Planned Parenthood Metropolitan in Washington, D.C.<\/li>\n<li>He is the chair of <a href=\"https:\/\/prh.org\/our-people\/#board-of-directors\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">board<\/a> of <a href=\"https:\/\/prh.org\/staff\/willie-j-parker-md-mph-msc\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Physicians for Reproductive Health<\/a>.<\/li>\n<li>He is a board <a href=\"http:\/\/rcrc.org\/press\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">member<\/a> of the Religious Coalition for Reproductive Choice.<\/li>\n<li>He received <a href=\"https:\/\/www.plannedparenthood.org\/about-us\/newsroom\/press-releases\/planned-parenthood-honors-dr-willie-parker-jenny-slate-star-of-obvious-child-and-the-cws-jane-the-virgin-at-annual-gala\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Planned Parenthood<\/a>\u2019s Margaret Sanger Award.<\/li>\n<li>He received the \u201cChampions of Choice\u201d Award from NARAL.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>Recently, Parker agreed to debate Dr. Mike Adams on the campus of the University of North Carolina-Wilmington, where Parker <a href=\"https:\/\/archive.liveaction.org\/news\/abortion-debate-science-life-truth\/\">admitted<\/a>, &#8220;Abortion kills a human being&#8230;.\u00a0When I do an abortion, I am clear\u2026 that in your terms it is the intentional killing of a fetus&#8230;.&#8221;<\/p>\n<div id=\"attachment_199154\" style=\"width: 804px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><img aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-199154\" decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\"size-full wp-image-199154\" src=\"https:\/\/archive.liveaction.org\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/03\/WIllie-Parker-NIRH-CHampion-of-CHoice-Award-Liz-Winstead-03272019-2.jpg\" alt=\"Image: Willie Parker 2015 NARAL Champion of Choice Award with Liz Winstead (Image credit NIRH) \" width=\"794\" height=\"496\" srcset=\"https:\/\/archive.liveaction.org\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/03\/WIllie-Parker-NIRH-CHampion-of-CHoice-Award-Liz-Winstead-03272019-2.jpg 794w, https:\/\/archive.liveaction.org\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/03\/WIllie-Parker-NIRH-CHampion-of-CHoice-Award-Liz-Winstead-03272019-2-300x187.jpg 300w, https:\/\/archive.liveaction.org\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/03\/WIllie-Parker-NIRH-CHampion-of-CHoice-Award-Liz-Winstead-03272019-2-768x480.jpg 768w, https:\/\/archive.liveaction.org\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/03\/WIllie-Parker-NIRH-CHampion-of-CHoice-Award-Liz-Winstead-03272019-2-700x437.jpg 700w, https:\/\/archive.liveaction.org\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/03\/WIllie-Parker-NIRH-CHampion-of-CHoice-Award-Liz-Winstead-03272019-2-500x312.jpg 500w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 794px) 100vw, 794px\" \/><p id=\"caption-attachment-199154\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Willie Parker 2015 NARAL Champion of Choice Award with Lizz Winstead (Image credit NIRH)<\/p><\/div>\n<p>Writer Candice Russell says she initially considered Parker her &#8220;hero,&#8221; and described their growing friendship over time, until she said he came to Dallas &#8220;a night early&#8221; to spend time with her. According to Russell, Parker had spoken about &#8220;how hard it is for him to date because of the work he does and the level of &#8216;discretion&#8217; it requires from a partner.&#8221; The blogger described the alleged sexual encounter, which can be read in detail <a href=\"https:\/\/medium.com\/@contact_19042\/to-all-the-women-whose-names-i-dont-know-about-the-pain-we-share-the-secrets-we-keep-and-the-6e7d4a79905e?fbclid=IwAR151gHRSF9BgL15XYpWCtVkUSz-ie8jH0Hiol00yIIeEPxPzhw4T4EuLzY\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">here<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>Parker <a href=\"https:\/\/medium.com\/@berean86wp\/i-have-to-thank-candice-russell-3dbad2b393fd\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">denounced<\/a> Russell&#8217;s version of events, writing, &#8220;Candice says that she was drunk when we had sex. That is a serious allegation because if we had sex while she was drunk, she could not have consented and that means that I sexually assaulted her. I take that very seriously&#8230;. I have never been sexual with anyone who appeared remotely impaired&#8230;. I have never had sex with anyone without obtaining their consent or giving mine.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p><strong>READ:\u00a0<em><a href=\"https:\/\/archive.liveaction.org\/news\/abortion-debate-science-life-truth\/\">In abortion debate, the science of life reveals truth about abortionist\u2019s \u2018work\u2019<\/a><\/em><\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Russell claims she penned the blog after receiving texts from friends attending an &#8220;ACN&#8221;\u00a0conference which allegedly included a\u00a0video of &#8220;Dr. Parker dancing exceptionally close to a woman on stage.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p style=\"padding-left: 30px;\"><em>That\u2019s when an awkward run-in with Dr. Parker for the first time in a year, coupled with having a complete stranger from another state refer to me as \u201cone of Willie\u2019s girls\u201d with enough innuendo in her tone to ensure I knew exactly what she meant, led me to the decision to save myself from ever having to relive something that embarrassing again.<\/em><\/p>\n<p>Parker was immediately condemned by the\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/abortionfunds.org\/parker-statement\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">National Network of Abortion Funds<\/a> (NNAF) and additional abortion rights\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/UltraViolet\/status\/1110604196116606976\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">organizations<\/a> rushed to side with Russell, while, according to <a href=\"https:\/\/rewire.news\/article\/2019\/03\/26\/reproductive-rights-groups-reckon-with-sexual-misconduct-allegations-against-dr-willie-parker\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Rewire<\/a>, some held back claiming they may release a statement later. More than a day after the allegations broke, NARAL President I<span class=\"FullNameGroup\">lyse Hogue\u200f showed support for Russell on <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/ilyseh\/status\/1110881275416641536\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Twitter<\/a>\u00a0despite previously\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/NARAL\/status\/472150463551643649\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">calling<\/a> Parker a &#8220;pro-choice hero.&#8221; However, as of the writing of this post, no statements have been released from\u00a0NARAL, Planned Parenthood, or\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/LadyPJustice\/status\/593922056284057600\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Lady Parts Justice<\/a>\u00a0&#8212; whose founder Lizz Winstead received the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.instagram.com\/p\/2JN3Jvu-K_\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Champion of Choice Award<\/a> with Parker in 2015.<\/span><\/p>\n<div id=\"attachment_199151\" style=\"width: 1046px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><img aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-199151\" decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\"size-full wp-image-199151\" src=\"https:\/\/archive.liveaction.org\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/03\/NARAL-on-WIllie-Parker-hero-and-sexual-abuse-allegations.jpg\" alt=\"Image: NARAL on Willie Parker hero and sexual abuse allegations (Images: Twitter) \" width=\"1036\" height=\"513\" srcset=\"https:\/\/archive.liveaction.org\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/03\/NARAL-on-WIllie-Parker-hero-and-sexual-abuse-allegations.jpg 1036w, https:\/\/archive.liveaction.org\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/03\/NARAL-on-WIllie-Parker-hero-and-sexual-abuse-allegations-300x149.jpg 300w, https:\/\/archive.liveaction.org\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/03\/NARAL-on-WIllie-Parker-hero-and-sexual-abuse-allegations-768x380.jpg 768w, https:\/\/archive.liveaction.org\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/03\/NARAL-on-WIllie-Parker-hero-and-sexual-abuse-allegations-700x347.jpg 700w, https:\/\/archive.liveaction.org\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/03\/NARAL-on-WIllie-Parker-hero-and-sexual-abuse-allegations-500x248.jpg 500w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1036px) 100vw, 1036px\" \/><p id=\"caption-attachment-199151\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">NARAL on Willie Parker hero and sexual abuse allegations (Images: Twitter)<\/p><\/div>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<div id=\"attachment_199116\" style=\"width: 548px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><img aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-199116\" decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\"size-full wp-image-199116\" src=\"https:\/\/archive.liveaction.org\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/03\/Ultra-Violent-on-Willie-Parker-Sexual-Misconduct-Charges.jpg\" alt=\"Image: Ultra Violent on Willie Parker Sexual Misconduct Charges (Image Twitter) \" width=\"538\" height=\"535\" srcset=\"https:\/\/archive.liveaction.org\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/03\/Ultra-Violent-on-Willie-Parker-Sexual-Misconduct-Charges.jpg 538w, https:\/\/archive.liveaction.org\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/03\/Ultra-Violent-on-Willie-Parker-Sexual-Misconduct-Charges-150x150.jpg 150w, https:\/\/archive.liveaction.org\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/03\/Ultra-Violent-on-Willie-Parker-Sexual-Misconduct-Charges-300x298.jpg 300w, https:\/\/archive.liveaction.org\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/03\/Ultra-Violent-on-Willie-Parker-Sexual-Misconduct-Charges-80x80.jpg 80w, https:\/\/archive.liveaction.org\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/03\/Ultra-Violent-on-Willie-Parker-Sexual-Misconduct-Charges-500x497.jpg 500w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 538px) 100vw, 538px\" \/><p id=\"caption-attachment-199116\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Ultra Violent on Willie Parker Sexual Misconduct Charges (Image Twitter)<\/p><\/div>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>Parker has denied the allegations,\u00a0claiming\u00a0in his\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/medium.com\/@berean86wp\/i-have-to-thank-candice-russell-3dbad2b393fd\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer external\">response<\/a>\u00a0that he has \u201cnever had sex with anyone without obtaining their consent or giving mine.\u201d He acknowledged that &#8220;Candice is entitled to her story,&#8221; and added:<\/p>\n<p style=\"padding-left: 30px;\"><em>[T]here were many conversations about many things, some of which she refers to in the piece she has written describing me as having preyed upon her. While surprised and disappointed that she has described the mutual decision to have a sexual encounter as a situation where I took advantage of her while she was intoxicated, this allegation does not square up with the facts&#8230;. As I listen to the story that she published, it bares no resemblance to what transpired. I won\u2019t rewrite her story&#8230;. On the evening that she is describing that we had our only sexual encounter after corresponding in a mutually flirtatious manner by text for over a year and a half, when she came to my room, she walked under her own power, neither her speech or motor functions were impaired, and she self-invited to stay.<\/em><\/p>\n<div id=\"attachment_199123\" style=\"width: 193px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><img aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-199123\" decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\"wp-image-199123 size-full\" src=\"https:\/\/archive.liveaction.org\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/03\/images.jpg\" alt=\"Image: Willie Parker\" width=\"183\" height=\"275\" \/><p id=\"caption-attachment-199123\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Willie Parker<\/p><\/div>\n<p>Russell&#8217;s blog post makes clear she feels she has been harmed: &#8220;Dr. Parker, a man who I once viewed as a hero because of his passion and commitment to abortion access. Now I can\u2019t even see a photo of him without feeling the urge to somehow rip myself open and crawl out of my own skin so I never have to think about his hands having ever touched any part of it.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p>Parker&#8217;s accuser added that he &#8220;became everyone\u2019s go-to expert on the #MeToo movement and male allyship despite the stories about his inappropriate and predatory behavior, which had become increasingly prevalent.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p>Russell&#8217;s story comes after\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/archive.liveaction.org\/news\/guttmacher-naf-planned-parenthood-abuse\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">allegations<\/a> of inappropriate sexual behavior from a high ranking officer at The Guttmacher Institute, the former &#8220;<a href=\"https:\/\/archive.liveaction.org\/news\/how-independent-is-guttmacher-from-planned-parenthood\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">special affiliate<\/a>&#8221; of Planned Parenthood. Last year, National Abortion Federation (NAF) employees\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/archive.liveaction.org\/news\/national-abortion-federation-sexual-harassment\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">alleged<\/a> long-term sexual harassment, racism, and verbal abuse occurring within NAF.<\/p>\n<p>A silent #MeToo movement and willing <a href=\"https:\/\/archive.liveaction.org\/news\/planned-parenthood-journalists-ignore-sexual-abuse\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">media<\/a> continue to ignore numerous court cases <a href=\"https:\/\/archive.liveaction.org\/news\/aiding-abusers-planned-parenthood\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">detailing<\/a> a systemic pattern of <a href=\"https:\/\/www.liveaction.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/05\/Planned%20Parenthood%20Sexual%20Abuse%20Report%202018.pdf\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">aiding abusers<\/a> at Planned Parenthood as well. Documentation shows that the abortion giant has covered for child sexual predators, even ignoring the plea of <a href=\"https:\/\/youtu.be\/-2RV38GhVc8\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">innocent victims.<\/a><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><iframe loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/E-Z8KlRUn6A\" width=\"640\" height=\"355\" frameborder=\"0\" allowfullscreen=\"allowfullscreen\"><span data-mce-type=\"bookmark\" style=\"display: inline-block; width: 0px; overflow: hidden; line-height: 0;\" class=\"mce_SELRES_start\">\ufeff<\/span><\/iframe><\/p>\n<p>While Live Action News is unable to substantiate either Russell&#8217;s claims or Parker&#8217;s <a href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/photo.php?fbid=10156900148176136&amp;set=a.10156245880936136&amp;type=3&amp;theater\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">response<\/a>, many substantiated cases of sexually predatory behavior within the abortion industry have been documented. In many of these cases, the silence from the abortion industry has been deafening, a fact noted previously by\u00a0pro-choice author\u00a0William Saletan in his op-ed,\u00a0<a href=\"http:\/\/www.slate.com\/articles\/news_and_politics\/the_back_alley\/2011\/02\/the_sisterhood_of_silence.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">The Sisterhood of Silence<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>To read about just a few alarming cases of sexual abuse in the abortion industry, read\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/archive.liveaction.org\/news\/florida-abortionists-predatory-histories\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">here<\/a>, <a href=\"https:\/\/archive.liveaction.org\/news\/arizona-abortionist-media-darling-assaulted-patients\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">here<\/a>, and <a href=\"https:\/\/archive.liveaction.org\/news\/child-porn-harassment-rape-planned-parenthood-haven-sex-offenders\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">here<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><em><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/liveactionnewsonline\/\">\u201cLike\u201d Live Action News on Facebook<\/a> for more pro-life news and commentary!<\/strong><\/em><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Well-known known circuit riding abortionist Willie Parker has been accused of sexual misconduct, and abortion groups have begun to distance themselves from him. The allegations against the abortion industry&#8217;s\u00a0media darling, who was once featured on Trevor Noah&#8217;s Daily Show, were published\u00a0by Medium writer and abortion rights advocate\u00a0Candice Russell\u00a0&#8212; and were\u00a0denounced by Parker in the same [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":303,"featured_media":199163,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"om_disable_all_campaigns":false},"categories":[15,9459],"tags":[],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO plugin v20.7 - https:\/\/yoast.com\/wordpress\/plugins\/seo\/ -->\n<title>Self-professed &#039;Christian&#039; abortionist Willie Parker accused of sexual assault<\/title>\n<meta name=\"description\" content=\"Abortion groups have begun to distance themselves from well-known circuit riding abortionist Willie Parker, who has been accused of sexual assault.\" \/>\n<meta name=\"robots\" content=\"index, follow, max-snippet:-1, max-image-preview:large, max-video-preview:-1\" \/>\n<link rel=\"canonical\" href=\"https:\/\/archive.liveaction.org\/news\/abortionist-willie-parker-accused-sexual-assault\/\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:locale\" content=\"en_US\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:type\" content=\"article\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:title\" content=\"Self-professed &#039;Christian&#039; 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