Jury Refuses to Prosecute Pro-Life Advocate for Recording Planned Parenthood Video

Their decision, a temporary victory for the pro-life woman, forces a mistrial after most jurors rejected prosecutors’ claim that a 14-second social media video she recorded outside a Planned Parenthood abortion clinic amounted to illegal intimidation.

The case stemmed from a brief Instagram reel Rogers posted contrasting her peaceful sidewalk outreach with the work of a clinic escort. Prosecutors charged her four months later under California’s Freedom of Access to Clinic and Church Entrances (FACE) Act and Penal Code 423.2(g), alleging she intentionally videotaped within 100 feet of the reproductive health facility without consent and with the intent to intimidate.

After nearly two weeks of trial and deliberations this week, jurors could not reach a unanimous verdict.

According to information disclosed following the mistrial, the jury stood 10-2 in favor of acquittal on Count 1 and 9-3 in favor of acquittal on Count 2. ---More...