Pro-life activist Mark Houck was awarded a seven-figure settlement from the Department of Justice for his 2022 arrest related to an incident involving a Planned Parenthood escort.
According to an April 9 announcement from 40 Days for Life, Houck was awarded $1.1 million. He was a long-time volunteer with the pro-life group.
The settlement came after the Pennsylvania dad was cleared of federal charges that led to his home being raided by armed federal agents in 2022 and his arrest at gunpoint in front of his wife and children.
Houck, a father of seven, faced 11 years in prison for the charges but was acquitted by a federal jury after one hour of deliberation in January 2023. He subsequently sued the Department of Justice, with the help of the 40 Days for Life Institute of Law & Justice….