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HEMPSTEAD, New York (LifeSiteNews) — A pro-life priest was arrested Thursday for blocking the entrance to a New York Planned Parenthood facility, temporarily halting abortions from being carried out within.
Acting on his own, Fr. Fidelis Moscinski of the Franciscan Friars of the Renewal placed six locks and chains on the front gates of Planned Parenthood’s large Hempstead location, then proceeded to reach out to those outside to reject abortion.
Police arrived approximately 20 minutes later and eventually managed to take off the locks, though in cordoning off the area with vehicles and police tape they had the practical effect of keeping the facility’s entrance inaccessible.
Fr. Moscinski then laid on the ground in the driveway and went limp as the arresting officers carried him away. He was temporarily held at the Hempstead Police Department jail. He has since been released but has been charged with disorderly conduct for “obstructing vehicular traffic.” His first court appearance is
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