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Michael R. Dougherty

Released
Full name:Michael Dougherty
Gender:Male
Era:1960s
State:New York
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Anti-War Catholic Worker Movement DC Nine Catholic Left
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Biography

A former Roman Catholic priest and former U.S. Army paratrooper, Dougherty was one of the nine who raided the Dow Chemical offices in Washington, D.C. on March 22, 1969, destroying files and pouring blood to protest napalm production. He was charged with malicious destruction of property and unlawful entry and sentenced along with the others. Convictions for most of the group (including seven who appealed) were reversed in 1972.

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