$20k Settlement Reached on Behalf of Pro-Life Demonstrators
April 4, 2023 | North Carolina
A North Carolina county has agreed to pay $20,000 in attorney fees following the arrest of David Benham and other pro-life demonstrators outside of an abortion facility in 2020 for allegedly violating COVID-19 regulations.
The conservative legal advocacy group Alliance Defending Freedom announced the settlement between Benham, Cities4Life and Global Impact Ministries with Mecklenburg County last Thursday.
“We commend Mecklenburg County officials for finally agreeing to respect the free speech rights of Mr. Benham and the other pro-life citizens and for acknowledging their freedom to pray and speak in the public square, and we invite the city of Charlotte to follow suit,” ADF Senior Counsel Denise Harle, director of the ADF Center for Life, said in a statement. (Excerpt from The Christian Post.)
