According to a press release by the Biden Department of Justice, Vaughn and 10 other pro-life activists were charged with "conspiracy against rights secured by the FACE [Freedom of Access to Clinic Entrances] Act, and committing FACE Act violations." The pro-lifers who were charged include Eva Edl, an 87-year-old German woman who survived a concentration camp during World War II.
The Department of Justice is pressing charges against this group over a sit-in held by pro-life activists in March of 2021. In an interview shortly after the event, Vaughn told WZTV, “It was like church service in there, people sitting in the floor in the hallway, people singing hymns, reading scripture, praying," Vaughn said. “The purpose is to try to save babies today and most importantly be obedient to Christ.”
After they were arrested following their civil disobedience, the activists were charged with trespassing. This new action by the Department of Justice comes over a year and a half later.
Vaughn's wife told Townhall that the FBI agents who arrested Paul did not produce a warrant or tell her where they were taking Paul. He was taken to a federal holding facility, and he was brought before a judge to receive charges. Then he was released 60 miles away from home with no wallet or cell phone.
“For over six hours, no one knew where I was and why I was kidnapped from my home at gunpoint,” Paul told Townhall. “It took a good attorney six hours to be able to break through the bureaucracy and find the people who know what was going on.”
