A woman who was charged with protesting at St. Joseph Cathedral during a Respect Life Mass in January was specifically targeted because of her anti-police stance, according to her attorney.
Brian Bardwell, a first amendment attorney in Cleveland, filed a motion to dismiss the charges of trespassing and disorderly conduct against his client, Michelle M. Davis, on April 29 on the grounds of selective prosecution. The motion will be heard on Tuesday morning in Franklin County Municipal Court.
Bardwell alleges that the Columbus Division of Police pursued charges against Davis who was part of a group of four protesters charged following their actions at a Jan. 22 protest at the Respect Life Mass at St. Joseph Cathedral Downtown because she also protested against police misconduct. Others charged include Jordyn Close, 24; Mason Hickman, 24; and Anne Morrice, 35.
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COLUMBUS, Ohio, March 10, 2021 (LifeSiteNews) – A group of pro-abortion activists who stormed St. Joseph Catholic Cathedral in downtown Columbus, Ohio, disrupting a pro-life Mass in January, are facing prosecution after being charged by police last month.
During the diocesan annual Respect Life Mass, held on the anniversary of Roe v. Wade and presided over by local ordinary Bishop Robert Brennan at St. Joseph Cathedral, eight activists interrupted the bishop’s homily as they rushed into the cathedral and then paraded around the pews before reaching the altar, displaying posters with messages that read: “Fund abortion, not cops,” and “Abortion on demand, end Hyde now.”
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Pro-life mass at downtown Columbus church disrupted by protesters
The mass was held on the anniversary of Roe v. Wade, the nation s landmark 1973 case securing the constitutional right to an abortion. Author: 10TV Web Staff Updated: 11:24 AM EST March 10, 2021
COLUMBUS, Ohio Four people have been charged after a group of protesters disrupted a pro-life mass at Saint Joseph s Cathedral in downtown Columbus in January.
The mass was held on the anniversary of Roe v. Wade, the nation s landmark 1973 case securing the constitutional right to an abortion.
Bishop Robert Brennan said the church was holding a Respect Life Mass.
In a live-streamed video on YouTube that has since been removed, a group of people can be heard coming into the church shouting and were seen carrying signs in support of allowing people to have abortions.
Pro-abortion protesters disrupt a pro-life mass at St. Joseph Cathedral in Columbus, Ohio Friday as Catholics gathered on the 48th anniversary of the Roe v. Wade Supreme Court decision that legalized abortion nationwide.
Pro-abortion protestors who disrupted a pro-life themed Catholic mass at an Ohio cathedral earlier this year were recently arraigned in court for misdemeanor charges.
Jordyn Close, Michelle M. Davis and Mason Hickman were arraigned Friday while Anne Morrice, another activist involved in the incident who faces a charge of criminal damage, will be arraigned on March 18, according to The Columbus Dispatch.
The activists pleaded not guilty to the charges of criminal trespass and disorderly conduct. Pretrial hearings are slated to take place later this month and in April.