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Kodiak Felony Vehicular Assault (3 counts)        Pro-abortionist Byron Pierce deliberately drove his vehicle off the road and into a group of pro-life picketers, which included many children. Pierce told officers that he intended to "plow through" the picketers. Pierce was charged with three counts of felony assault. References:  "Man Sentenced for Vehicular Assault on Pro-Life Picketers." Life Advocate, February 1994, page 17; Issues Update. "Rolling Roughshod Over First Amendment Rights." Celebrate Life!, May-June 1994, page 8. Nome Sexual Abuse (200 incidents)        According to sworn affidavits and police and witness statements, the following events occurred in and around Nome, Alaska.        On June 16, 2004, an unidentified woman filed a sexual abuse lawsuit against Father James Poole. The lawsuit alleged that he molested her more than one hundred times, beginning at the age of twelve, got her pregnant at the age of fourteen, and then told her to "get rid of the baby." She subsequently had an abortion. The lawsuit stated that "Father Poole only stopped his molestation, abuse and pursuit of Jane Doe 2 when, at age 20, she was able to tell him that she never wanted to be alone with him again."        The lawsuit alleged that Father Poole would take her to a private, secluded area where he kissed her, touched her and engaged in heavy petting. By the time she was 14, they were having sexual intercourse. When she became pregnant in 1976, he suggested she blame her father for the pregnancy.        Another woman had filed a lawsuit against Father Poole in March 2004, alleging that he had kissed and fondled her more than one hundred times over a seven-year period of time starting when she was just ten years old.        Shortly after this second lawsuit was filed, another woman, Patricia Hess, came forward and also accused Poole of sexually molesting her while she was a teenager in Nome. Hess has filed a formal complaint with the Catholic Church.        Father Poole was well-known as a "relaxed" and "progressive" priest. He probably never gave pro-life homilies, for obvious reasons. People Magazine even called him "Western Alaska's hippest DJ." References:  Nicole Tsong. "Nome Priest Accused of Sex Abuse." Anchorage Daily News, June 17, 2004; Chris Knap and Rachanee Srisi Vasdi. "Priest Abuse a 'Repressed Secret' in Western Alaska." Orange County Register, March 2, 2005.

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This document was updated on December 1, 2007.