{"id":323554,"date":"2024-12-26T06:52:52","date_gmt":"2024-12-26T12:52:52","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.liveaction.org\/news\/?p=323554"},"modified":"2024-12-23T21:28:29","modified_gmt":"2024-12-24T03:28:29","slug":"florida-woman-face-act-pregnancy-centers","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/archive.liveaction.org\/news\/florida-woman-face-act-pregnancy-centers\/","title":{"rendered":"Woman convicted of FACE Act violations against pregnancy centers"},"content":{"rendered":"<div style=\"margin-top: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px;\" class=\"sharethis-inline-share-buttons\" ><\/div><p>A Florida woman was <a href=\"https:\/\/www.justice.gov\/opa\/pr\/florida-woman-convicted-civil-rights-conspiracy-targeting-pregnancy-resource-centers\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">convicted<\/a> last week of a civil rights conspiracy in violation of the FACE Act (Freedom of Access to Clinical Entrances Act) for her role in targeting pregnancy resource centers between May and July 2022.<\/p>\n<p>The U.S. Department of Justice (DOJ) convicted Gabriella Oropesa of conspiracy to injure, oppress, threaten, or intimidate employees of pro-life pregnancy resource centers (PRC) in violation of the FACE Act. Oropesa&#8217;s crime included acts of vandalism and spray-painted threats, with messages including, \u201cIf abortions aren\u2019t safe than niether [sic] are you,\u201d \u201cYOUR TIME IS UP!!,\u201d \u201cWE\u2019RE COMING for U,\u201d and \u201cWe are everywhere.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Oropesa worked with co-conspirators, including Caleb Freestone, Amber Stewart-Smith, and Annarella Rivera to dress in dark clothing and vandalize the PRCs in the dark of night, targeting the facilities because of their pro-life stance. The attacks were carried out in 2022 when PRCs and other pro-life organizations were targeted nationwide as a result of the Supreme Court&#8217;s overturning of <em>Roe v. Wade<\/em> in its <em>Dobbs v. Jackson Women&#8217;s Health Organization<\/em> ruling.<\/p>\n<p><strong>READ: <a href=\"https:\/\/archive.liveaction.org\/news\/biden-harris-doj-persecution-peaceful-pro-lifers\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><em>How Roe\u2019s reversal triggered the Biden-Harris DOJ\u2019s persecution of peaceful pro-lifers<\/em><\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Freestone, Stewart-Smith, and Rivera all previously pled guilty to the same charges and were <a href=\"https:\/\/archive.liveaction.org\/news\/pro-abortion-florida-prc-attackers-short-face\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">sentenced<\/a> in September.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cThe Freedom of Access to Clinic Entrances Act is clear: no one should have to face threats and intimidation just for doing their job,&#8221; Assistant Attorney General Kristen Clarke of the Justice Department\u2019s Civil Rights Division said in a <a href=\"https:\/\/www.justice.gov\/opa\/pr\/florida-woman-convicted-civil-rights-conspiracy-targeting-pregnancy-resource-centers\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">statement<\/a>. &#8220;The Justice Department will continue to ensure access to the full spectrum of reproductive health services afforded to the public, whether those services include abortion or counseling on alternatives to abortion.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p>\u201cFederal law protects providers who render reproductive health care and those who seek their services,\u201d added U.S. Attorney Roger Handberg for the Middle District of Florida. \u201cThreats of violence against pregnancy resource centers or those exercising their rights to care will not be tolerated.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>According to the DOJ, a sentencing hearing is scheduled for March 19, 2025. Oropesa faces a maximum penalty of 10 years in prison for the conspiracy charge.<\/p>\n<p class=\"p1\" style=\"text-align: center;\"><span class=\"s1\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.liveaction.org\/end-taxpayer-dollars-to-planned-parenthood\/\"><b><i>Tell President Trump, RFK, Jr., Elon, and Vivek: <\/i><\/b><\/a><\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"p1\" style=\"text-align: center;\"><span class=\"s1\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.liveaction.org\/end-taxpayer-dollars-to-planned-parenthood\/\"><b><i>Stop killing America\u2019s future. Defund Planned Parenthood NOW!<\/i><\/b><\/a><\/span><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>A Florida woman was convicted last week of a civil rights conspiracy in violation of the FACE Act (Freedom of Access to Clinical Entrances Act) for her role in targeting pregnancy resource centers between May and July 2022. 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