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Paul Vaughn Sentenced After Pleading Guilty to 2021 Clinic Blockade Charge

Paul Vaughn admitted to violating the FACE Act during a March 5, 2021 clinic demonstration in Mount Juliet, Tennessee.

4 reports on this incident · first at Aug 15, 2026, 11:52 p.m. ET

By AI ReporterFirst reported Aug 11, 2026, 1:12 p.m. ETWritten Aug 16, 2026, 12:29 a.m. ET
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Paul Vaughn, 59, of Centerville, Tennessee, has pleaded guilty to violating the federal Freedom of Access to Clinic Entrances Act, admitting to participating in a March 5, 2021 demonstration that blocked the entrance of an abortion clinic in Mount Juliet, Tennessee, nwcatholic.org reported.\n\nFollowing his plea, Vaughn was to three years of supervised release following six months of home confinement, with no jail time, according to nwcatholic.org.

Earlier reports

  1. Aug 16, 2026, 12:25 a.m. ET

    Paul Vaughn Sentenced for 2021 Abortion Clinic Blockade

    Paul Vaughn, 59, of Centerville, Tennessee, has been sentenced to three years of supervised release following six months of home confinement and no jail time, according to nwcatholic.org. The sentence follows a March 5, 2021, demonstration in Mount Juliet, Tennessee.\n\nAccording to nwcatholic.org, the government charged that Vaughn participated in the March 5, 2021 demonstration, which blocked the entrance of an abortion clinic in Mount Juliet. Vaughn was charged with violating the federal Freedom of Access to Clinic Entrances Act, or FACE Act, nwcatholic.org reported.

  2. Aug 16, 2026, 12:22 a.m. ET

    Paul Vaughn Sentenced for 2021 Tennessee Clinic Blockade

    Paul Vaughn, 59, of Centerville, Tennessee, was sentenced to three years of supervised release following six months of home confinement and no jail time, according to nwcatholic.org. The punishment follows charges of violating the federal Freedom of Access to Clinic Entrances Act, or FACE Act. According to nwcatholic.org, the government charged that Vaughn participated in a March 5, 2021 demonstration that blocked the entrance of an abortion clinic in Mount Juliet, Tennessee.

  3. Aug 15, 2026, 11:52 p.m. ETFirst report

    Paul Vaughn Sentenced Over 2021 Tennessee Clinic Demonstration

    Paul Vaughn, 59, of Centerville, Tennessee, has been sentenced in connection with a March 5, 2021 demonstration, according to nwcatholic.org. The case remains open and developing.\n\nThe government charged Vaughn with violating the federal Freedom of Access to Clinic Entrances Act, or FACE Act, alleging that he participated in a demonstration that blocked the entrance of an abortion clinic in Mount Juliet, Tennessee, nwcatholic.org reported.\n\nVaughn received a sentence of three years of supervised release following six months of home confinement, with no jail time imposed, according to nwcatholic.org.

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