A 23-year-old Texas man has pleaded guilty to vandalizing two reproductive health centers in Denton, Texas.
Ethan Skorick intentionally damaged the property of Loreto House and Woman to Woman pregnancy resource centers on May 7, 2022, by defacing the clinics’ buildings, doors, and security cameras with spray paint.
According to court documents, Skorick vandalized the buildings with words including, ‘NOT A CLINIC,’ ‘FORCED BIRTH IS MURDER,’ and ‘PRO BIRTH [does not equal] PRO LIFE.’
‘Vandalizing facilities, including pregnancy resource centers, that provide reproductive health care has no place in the national discourse on reproductive health,’ said Assistant Attorney General Kristen Clarke of the Justice Department’s Civil Rights Division.
‘Such conduct is unacceptable and unlawful,’ Clarke continued. ‘The Justice Department will enforce the Freedom of Access to Clinic Entrances (FACE) Act to protect all providers of reproductive health services, and their patients.’
The FACE Act prohibits a person from intentionally damaging or destroying the property of a facility because that facility provides reproductive health services.
Ethan Skorick faces a misdemeanor charge under the FACE Act and will be sentenced accordingly.
The FBI Dallas Field Office, Frisco Resident Agency, are investigating the case, and Trial Attorney Sanjay Patel of the Civil Rights Division’s Criminal Section and Executive Assistant U.S. Attorney Tracey Batson for the Eastern District of Texas are prosecuting the case.
Defendant: Ethan Skorick
Criminal Charges: Misdemeanor charge under the Freedom of Access to Clinic Entrances (FACE) Act
City and State: Denton, Texas
Exact Date: May 7, 2022
Sentence or Outcome: Currently pending
Key Facts
- State: Texas
- Category: Violent Crime
- Source: DOJ Press Release â†â€â€
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