Bernard Meyer

Released
Gender:Male
Era:1960s
State:Ohio
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Anti-War Catholic Worker Movement DC Nine Catholic Left
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Biography

A Roman Catholic priest (associated with Cleveland, Ohio), Rev. Bernard Meyer was one of the nine who raided the Dow Chemical offices on March 22, 1969. He was charged with malicious destruction of property and unlawful entry. He was one of only two of the group (with Catherine Melville) who actually served time in jail.

Case

Charges: Malicious destruction of property and unlawful entry (the March 22, 1969 raid on Dow Chemical's Washington, DC offices).
Sentence: Verdict as recorded: Convicted; most convictions reversed on appeal in 1972.
Convicted: Yes

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