A pair of anti-abortion protesters surrendered Friday to face federal charges for allegedly harassing patients and staff outside reproductive health clinics, including one in Lower Manhattan, over several years.
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“As alleged, the defendants repeatedly attempted — including by using threats, and on at least one occasion, force — to prevent individuals from accessing their legal right to reproductive health services,” U.S. Attorney for the Southern District of New York Damian Williams said in a statement. Prosecutors allege that over the course of two consecutive days in June 2020, Williams and Chavannes used force and threats to block patients and providers from entering a clinic in Lower Manhattan. At one point, Williams pressed her body against the door of the clinic as a staff member attempted to open it, crushing the staff member’s hand, according to the indictment.
“This is going to be a wonderful day. We are going to terrorize this place,” Williams said during a livestream, according to the indictment.
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