Bevelyn Beatty Williams, a 33-year-old pro-life activist, was sentenced to three years and five months in prison by a Manhattan federal court for protesting outside a New York City abortion clinic and violating the Freedom of Access to Clinic Entrances Act (FACE Act).
The Christian was convicted early in the pandemic in 2020 of “interfering with individuals seeking or providing an abortion, including through threats and violence,” the report said. statement From the Department of Justice (DOJ).
The Tennessee wife and mother was convicted of preaching outside an abortion clinic in New York City, injuring a clinic employee’s hand and blocking the entrance.
“All my life I have been persecuted as a Christian who stuck to my beliefs,” he said. statement “This is shocking news. Not only is the defendant’s bail amount too high, but he has made it very clear he intends to punish me in court,” Williams said on the fundraising page.
Pro-life leaders protested against a radical New Jersey abortion bill that would allow abortion for any reason throughout all nine months of pregnancy. https://t.co/5Ax9PDvfrT
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The Justice Department statement detailed that Williams leaned against the door of the abortion clinic, preventing clinic staff from entering and pinning another staff member’s hand between the doors.
The Justice Department noted that a livestream posted by Williams to social media showed him “standing close to the health center’s chief administrative officer and threatening to ‘terrorize the place’ and warning, ‘We’re going to terrorize the hell out of you, your business is over, mama.'”
Williams, who has a two-year-old daughter, plans to appeal the sentence.
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For that she GiveSendGo Fundraiser He noted that he is seeking to raise $250,000 to support his “fight for freedom” and that he has 60 days to appeal.
So far, she has raised $62,000 toward her goal.
Williams claims he has been “persecuted all his life as a Christian and committed to his beliefs.”
