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(The Daily Signal) — The Metropolitan Police Department backtracked Thursday evening, informing The Daily Signal that it is not, in fact, investigating abortionist Cesare Santangelo and his Foggy Bottom abortion clinic.
The police department had said Tuesday that it was investigating both Santangelo and Washington Surgi-Clinic, apparently related to the 2022 discovery of five preemie-sized babies allegedly aborted in Santangelo’s clinic. Pro-life activists believe Santangelo brutally aborted the babies using illegal partial-birth abortion techniques.
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On Thursday, however, the police department reached out to The Daily Signal to clarify that it is not actually investigating Santangelo, and to specifically say that the abortion clinic (which it called a “medical provider”), isn’t under investigation.
“For clarification, the Metropolitan Police Department is investigating the circumstances surrounding the discovery of five fetuses in a residence,” Public Information Officer Hugh Carew said.
“This case remains under investigation,” he added. “At this time, there is no investigation into the medical provider.”
The tone of the police department’s clarification matches that of Mayor Muriel Bowser, who has
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