Illinois man charged in Planned Parenthood clinic fire; FBI offers $25,000 reward in unsolved attack
An Illinois man was charged Wednesday with setting fire to a Planned Parenthood clinic as the FBI asks for the public's help in investigating a spate of unsolved attacks against reproductive health facilities nationwide.
Tyler W. Massengill, 32, of Chillicothe, just north of Peoria in central Illinois, was arrested Tuesday after being accused of “malicious use of fire and an explosive to damage, and attempt to damage" the Peoria clinic, the U.S. Attorney’s Office said in a statement.
Massengill faces up to 40 years in prison with a minimum sentence of five years if he is convicted, according to the U.S. Attorney's Office.
"The fact that providers and patients are forced to endure this is outrageous, especially when patients have to go through so much already just to access the basic health care they need," said Melissa Fowler, chief program officer at the National Abortion Federation, the professional association of abortion providers.
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