Pro-Life Activist Avoids Prison After FACE Act Conviction

Four pro-life activists are in federal court in Nashville this week for sentencing after being convicted for violations of the FACE Act.

Paul and Bethany Vaughn at their home with their daughter and some of their grandchildren in Centerville, Tenn., on Feb. 20, 2024.Samira Bouaou/The Epoch Times

Pro-life activist Paul Vaughn, who was convicted for violation of the Freedom of Access to Clinic Entrances (FACE) Act, was sentenced Tuesday in Nashville, Tennessee, to three years of supervised release including six months home detention, avoiding prison time.

The Department of Justice had asked for prison for a year and a day, saying in a sentencing memo that encountering pro-life activists was traumatic for patients and anything less than a year would fail to address the seriousness of the offense.