Columbus Man Pleads Guilty to Threats Against Reproductive Health Clinic
A Columbus, Ohio, man has pleaded guilty to making threats against a local reproductive health services facility. Carlos Manuel Rodriguez Brime, 25, admitted to violating the Freedom of Access to Clinic Entrances (FACE) Act, which makes it a federal crime to threaten the use of force to intimidate anyone receiving or providing reproductive health services.
On April 11, 2021, Brime made two separate telephone threats to a local reproductive health care clinic. During the first call, he told clinic staff, “My girlfriend is a patient there and I’m going to bring the heat. If she kills my baby, I’m going to kill her.” A short time later, he called the clinic again and said, “My organization will be bringing a bomb to your facility. I suggest you close your doors.”
Brime admitted to violating the FACE Act and transmitting a threat in interstate commerce. Threatening freedom of access to clinic entrances is a federal crime punishable by up to one year in prison, while transmitting threats in interstate commerce carries a potential maximum sentence of five years in prison.
“People should be able to freely access clinics that provide reproductive health services, free from violence and threats of violence,” said Assistant Attorney General Kristen Clarke. “This defendant threatened to kill a woman because she was seeking reproductive health services and further threatened to bomb the clinic providing those services. This conviction should send a strong message that the Justice Department will hold accountable those who would resort to violence and threats of violence to deny people access to reproductive health clinics in our country.”
Brime was indicted by a grand jury and arrested in September 2021. A sentencing date has not yet been set.
Mandatory Facts:
Defendant: Carlos Manuel Rodriguez Brime
Criminal Charges: Violating the Freedom of Access to Clinic Entrances (FACE) Act and transmitting a threat in interstate commerce
City and State: Columbus, Ohio
Date: April 11, 2021 (crime date)
Sentence: Sentencing date not yet set, potential maximum prison time of up to 6 years
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Key Facts
- State: Ohio
- Category: Violent Crime
- Source: DOJ Press Release â†â€â€
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