A Christian father of 11 has reached a settlement with the Department of Justice after facing up to 10 years in prison for protesting at a Tennessee abortion clinic in March 2021.

Paul Vaughn was convicted of violating the FACE Act, a federal law that prohibits “threats of force, obstruction or inflict property damage intended to interfere with reproductive health care services.” 

The 1994 law was used by former President Joe Biden‘s Justice Department to aggressively prosecute pro-life activists following the overturning of Roe v. Wade in June 2022.