Matthew Lindner, Threats Against a Doctor, Massachusetts 2022

Threats Against a Doctor in Boston

A Texas man has been charged with threatening a doctor affiliated with the National LGBTQIA+ Health Education Center in Boston, Massachusetts.

Matthew Jordan Lindner, 39, of Comfort, Texas, pleaded guilty to one count of interstate transmission of threatening communication. The charge carries a sentence of up to 5 years in prison, up to 3 years of supervised release, and a fine of up to $250,000.

The incident occurred in August 2022, when inaccurate information spread online regarding procedures doctors at Boston Children’s Hospital were performing for gender nonconforming children. On August 31, 2022, Lindner left a threatening voicemail targeting one of the Center’s affiliated doctors, saying: “You sick motherf*****s, you’re all gonna burn. There’s a group of people on their way to handle [victim]. You signed your own warrant, lady. Castrating our children. You’ve woken up enough people. And upset enough of us. And you signed your own ticket. Sleep well, you f****** c***.”

“Doctors who serve pediatric patients, including the victim in this case and staff at Boston Children’s Hospital, have dedicated their professional lives to treating children. They should be celebrated for their contributions to so many in their time of need. Instead, this defendant threatened a doctor with violence just for doing her job. This conduct is deplorable and sends a chill through the medical community,” said Acting United States Attorney Joshua S. Levy.

Lindner was arrested in Texas on December 2, 2022, and charged on the same day. He was subsequently indicted by a federal grand jury in Boston on December 15, 2022. Sentencing is scheduled for February 6, 2024.

Source: https://www.justice.gov/usao-ma/pr/texas-man-pleads-guilty-threatening-doctor-affiliated-national-lgbtqia-health-education