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Escambia Man Pleads Guilty To Abortion Clinic Arson
July 19, 2012
This morning in federal court, a Pensacola man changed his plea to guilty for an abortion clinic arson on New Year’s Day.
Bobby Joe Rogers, 41, entered the guilty plea to a federal grand jury indictment charging him with the New Year’s Day arson that destroyed the American Family Planning Clinic in Pensacola.
The two-count indictment charged Rogers with arson and damaging a reproductive health facility.
Rogers remains in federal custody and is scheduled to be sentenced by Chief United States District Judge M. Casey Rodgers on October 4. Rogers faces a sentence of 5-20 years in prison for the arson count and up to one year in prison for damaging a reproductive health clinic.
“Today’s guilty plea is the culmination of a cooperative law enforcement response committed to bringing to justice someone who used violence to target reproductive health care workers,” said Assistant Attorney General for the Civil Rights Division Thomas E. Perez. “The Justice Department will continue to vigorously prosecute acts of violence that threaten reproductive health workers and establishments.”
“I am deeply grateful for the cooperation of our federal, state, and local partners, who worked tirelessly to very quickly identify the perpetrator of this hate-motivated crime. The Department of Justice has prioritized fighting violent crime and protecting civil rights, and our Office takes both of these priorities very seriously, as demonstrated by the swift prosecution of this case, added Pamela C. Marsh, the U.S. Attorney for the Northern District of Florida.
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5 Responses to “Escambia Man Pleads Guilty To Abortion Clinic Arson”
This man purposely set a building on fire. He broke the law. The abortion clinic did not break the law. It’s as simple as that. Whether you agree with the morality of abortion or condemn it is completely irrelevant here. I’m glad he will be brought to justice.
With a little personal self-control, self-respect and restraint, these places would not exist for the purposes of perfoming abortions. I believe the right to choose comes BEFORE a woman gets pregnant, not after, when it’s an inconvenience to be done away with. That is murder.
I don’t condone bombing or burning these clincs either. That’s murder and lawlessness in another arena. Fight them legally – that’s how abortion was approved in the first place back in 1972 with Rowe VS Wade.
The abortion rate would drop drastically if people did not have it to fall back on and were forced to be less careless with private (or not so private) activities.
Bobby Joe did what needed to be done. I’m glad he burned that babykilling abortion mill down to the grown. These federal agents walk hand in hand with the babykilling abortionists. “The Justice Department will continue to vigorously prosecute acts of violence that threaten reproductive health workers and establishments.”
“reproductive health care workers” ? Hmmmmm!
That’s a better name that Unborn Baby Kill Mill Workers.
I do not condone, promote or take pleasure in unlawful activity toward anyone. But it seems rediculous to give them a sugary name and create a special law enforcement committee just because their craft is unpopular. This is a slam dunk victory for a government that is dragging us all to hell.
Hope he gets what he deserves!!!!!!!!!!!!!!