Man Who Tricked Ex-girlfriend into Taking Abortion Pill, Making Her Lose her Baby, Receives Prison Sentence of Nearly 14 Years

Ben Johnson : Jan 28, 2014
LifeSiteNews.com

"I don't think Mr. Welden is an evil person, but he committed an evil act and for that he's going to have to pay the consequences." - US District Judge Richard A. Lazzara

(Tampa, FL)—The man who tricked his ex-girlfriend into taking an abortion-inducing drug has been sentenced to nearly 14 years in prison. (Photo via LifeSiteNews.com)

John Andrew Welden received the full negotiated sentence of 13 years and eight months in a hearing on Monday afternoon.

"I don't think Mr. Welden is an evil person, but he committed an evil act and for that he's going to have to pay the consequences," said US District Judge Richard A. Lazzara as he imposed the full sentence.

Welden signed a plea bargain in September to avoid life in prison for violating the 2004 Unborn Victims of Violence Act. But Lazzara, a 1997 Clinton appointee, nearly let Welden escape with only 41 months in prison.

The 29-year-old, who goes by Andrew, was engaged to Remee Jo Lee, 27. When she became pregnant, he accompanied her to an OB/GYN visit. (Photo via LifeSiteNews.com)

He then forged the name of his father, Dr. Stephen Welden, on a prescription of Cytotec and had an employee of Sunlake Pharmacy in Lutz, Florida, mark [the] bottle as antibiotics.

Lee ingested a pill, which induced a miscarriage on March 31. On Easter Sunday, Lee lost a baby she desperately wanted to keep, and had already named.

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