Catholic Woman and Priest Prosecuted for ‘Silently Praying’ Outside Abortion Clinic Are Cleared

Anti-abortion activists, a charity volunteer and a priest, who were prosecuted for “silently praying” and breaching an order outside an abortion facility have both been acquitted of all charges.
Father Sean Gough and Isabel Vaughan-Spruce were both cleared in a ruling handed down by Birmingham Magistrates’ Court on Thursday.
Isabel Vaughan-Spruce, the leader of the pro-life group 40 Days for Life Birmingham, was arrested on Dec. 6 in Birmingham and charged on Dec. 15 with four counts of failing to comply with a Public Spaces Protection Order (PSPO).
At the time, Vaughan-Spruce told The Epoch Times that said she was asked by police if she was praying. She said that she might be “silently in her head,” after which she was arrested….

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