Fidelis Moscinski

Released
Gender:Male
Race:White
Era:2020s
State:New York
Time Imprisoned:
6 Months 0 Days
Support
Catholic Worker Movement
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Biography

Father Fidelis Moscinski is a Franciscan Friar of the Renewal (CFR) from the Bronx, New York, a Catholic priest repeatedly jailed over the years for pro-life "rescue" actions blocking abortion-clinic entrances. In 2023 he received a six-month federal sentence for a FACE Act violation at a clinic in Hempstead, New York. He was among the 23 pro-life activists pardoned by President Trump on January 23, 2025.

Case

Charges: FACE Act violation.
Incarcerated: Jul 1, 2023
Released: Jan 1, 2024
Sentence: Six months in federal prison for the July 2022 lock-and-chain blockade of a Planned Parenthood in Hempstead, New York; sentenced June 27, 2023. He completed the term in early 2024 and had already been released before the January 23, 2025 pardon, which cleared the conviction. Exact custody dates are not publicly documented; the dates shown are approximate. Verdict as recorded: Convicted of a FACE Act violation (2023) Charges as recorded: FACE Act violation for blocking access to an abortion clinic in Hempstead, New York, as part of a "Red Rose Rescue." Sentenced in 2023 to six months in federal prison; pardoned January 23, 2025.
Convicted: Yes

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