Raided Pro-Life Activist Sues DOJ for ‘Malicious Prosecution,’ Emotional Distress

The entire Houck family continues to suffer from ’severe emotional distress’ after the early morning armed FBI raid on their home, two lawsuits say.

Mark Houck with his seven children, (L–R) Joshua, Therese, Mark Jr., Imelda, Ava, Kathryn, and Augustine, at their home in Kintnersville, Pa., on March 17, 2023. Samira Bouaou/The Epoch Times

Pro-life activist Mark Houck and his wife are suing the Department of Justice (DOJ) over its treatment of their family during his harrowing arrest at gunpoint.

The Houcks filed their lawsuits on Nov. 6, seeking damages for assault, false arrest, abuse of process, malicious and retaliatory prosecution, and “intentional infliction of emotional distress.”