Antifa Members Charged in Vandalism of Florida Pro-Life Clinics

The DOJ official who is prosecuting this case has a history of criticizing Antifa members Caleb Freestone (Twitter) and Amber Smith-Stewart(Twitter).

Two Antifa members were arrested Tuesday by Federal Prosecutors for vandalizing Florida’s Pregnancy Clinics.

Prosecutors say Between May 28th, 2022 and July 3, 2022 Caleb Freestone (and Amber Smith-Stewart) spray-painted violence threats on three Miami facilities. Their graffiti was a reference to “Jane’s Revenge,” An anonymous group has claimed responsibility for numerous firebombings of pro-life facilities, as well as other attacks in the aftermath of the Supreme Court decision. Roe v. Wade. They painted “WE’RE COMING for U” On June 26, a Winter Haven facility was tagged with the threat. The threat was directed at a facility that is affiliated with the Archdiocese of Miami. “If abortions aren’t SAFE then neither [sic] are you,” July 3.

Prosecutors said that all of the clinics offer free pregnancy testing and ultrasounds.

These are the first charges that the Biden Justice department has brought against left-wing activists in violation of the FACE Act. This law prohibits threats to reproductive health facilities. The administration has up to now only applied the law against pro-life advocates. Republicans accuse the Justice Department, in its investigations into incidents at pro-life facilities, of using a double standard.

This case could pose a problem for the Justice Department. Kristen Clarke, head of DOJ’s civil rights division is leading the investigation. She has previously been critical of crisis pregnancy centres. She claimed that the facilities were not adequate in 2018. “predatory” For minority women. She also used # hashtag “#ExposeFakeClinics” In reference to the facilities: Washington Free Beacon reported.

Freestone’s group, Whatever It Takes, has echoed similar rhetoric. The group used the “ExposeFakeClinics” #in social media posts promoting Freestone’s Sept. 17, 2022, arrest for disrupting a fundraiser for Heartbeat of Miami held at Trump National Doral.

According to social media posts and news reports, Smith-Stewart and Freestone are both affiliated with Antifa and similar radical groups. Smith-Stewart is 23 years old and describes herself as “a very nice person.” “Antifa, anti-capitalist” And “NON BINARY” Visit her Facebook Page.

Freestone, 27 years old, claimed to be affiliated with the activist group Whatever It Takes. According to news reports, he was previously arrested for his activism. He was charged At a Miami-Dade County school board meeting on July 20, 2022, he was charged with disorderly conduct.

He was detained July

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