{"id":82565,"date":"2025-12-17T19:28:24","date_gmt":"2025-12-17T18:28:24","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/adfinternational.org\/?p=82565"},"modified":"2025-12-18T09:27:52","modified_gmt":"2025-12-18T08:27:52","slug":"uk-christian-woman-criminally-charged-for-standing-silently-praying","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/adfinternational.org\/news\/uk-christian-woman-criminally-charged-for-standing-silently-praying","title":{"rendered":"UK: Christian woman criminally charged for standing, silently praying\u00a0\u00a0"},"content":{"rendered":"\t\t<div data-elementor-type=\"wp-post\" data-elementor-id=\"82565\" class=\"elementor elementor-82565\" data-elementor-post-type=\"post\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-3a653693 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"3a653693\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-128144a3\" data-id=\"128144a3\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-53a75b8e elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"53a75b8e\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<ul><li><b><span data-contrast=\"none\">Charitable volunteer\u00a0Isabel Vaughan-Spruce,\u00a0who was\u00a0previously\u00a0cleared in court and received a payout from police for being unjustly arrested twice for her silent prayers, has been\u00a0criminally charged again<\/span><\/b><\/li><li><b><span data-contrast=\"none\">Vaughan-Spruce will appear in court 29<\/span><\/b><b><span data-contrast=\"none\">th<\/span><\/b><b><span data-contrast=\"none\">\u00a0January, supported by ADF International<\/span><\/b><span data-ccp-props=\"{&quot;335559739&quot;:0}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/li><\/ul>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-b170765 elementor-widget elementor-widget-theme-post-featured-image elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"b170765\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"theme-post-featured-image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img fetchpriority=\"high\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"600\" height=\"400\" src=\"https:\/\/adfinternational.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/12\/Isabel_600x400.webp\" class=\"attachment-large size-large wp-image-73715\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/adfinternational.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/12\/Isabel_600x400.webp 600w, https:\/\/adfinternational.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/12\/Isabel_600x400-300x200.webp 300w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 600px) 100vw, 600px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-63821a9f elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"63821a9f\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p><b><span data-contrast=\"none\">BIRMINGHAM\u00a0(17 December\u00a02025) \u2013\u00a0<\/span><\/b><span data-contrast=\"none\">West Midlands Police\u00a0and the Crown Prosecution Service\u00a0have\u00a0criminally charged Isabel Vaughan-Spruce\u00a0because\u00a0she\u00a0\u00abstood\u00a0outside\u00bb\u00a0an abortion facility, where \u00abinfluence\u00bb is\u00a0prohibited.<\/span><span data-ccp-props=\"{&quot;134233117&quot;:false,&quot;134233118&quot;:false,&quot;201341983&quot;:0,&quot;335551550&quot;:1,&quot;335551620&quot;:1,&quot;335557856&quot;:16777215,&quot;335559685&quot;:0,&quot;335559737&quot;:0,&quot;335559738&quot;:0,&quot;335559739&quot;:240,&quot;335559740&quot;:279}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p><p><span data-contrast=\"none\">The\u00a0charitable volunteer\u00a0has\u00a0been under\u00a0investigation\u00a0since January\u00a0for\u00a0engaging in silent prayer on a public street near an abortion facility in Birmingham.\u00a0<\/span><span data-ccp-props=\"{&quot;134233117&quot;:false,&quot;134233118&quot;:false,&quot;201341983&quot;:0,&quot;335551550&quot;:1,&quot;335551620&quot;:1,&quot;335557856&quot;:16777215,&quot;335559685&quot;:0,&quot;335559737&quot;:0,&quot;335559738&quot;:0,&quot;335559739&quot;:240,&quot;335559740&quot;:279}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-56f5660a elementor-blockquote--skin-border elementor-widget elementor-widget-blockquote\" data-id=\"56f5660a\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"blockquote.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<blockquote class=\"elementor-blockquote\">\n\t\t\t<p class=\"elementor-blockquote__content\">\n\t\t\t\t<span style=\"color: #AF272F\">\u201cSilent prayer - or holding pro-life beliefs - cannot possibly be a crime.  <\/span>Everyone has the right to freedom of thought.\"\t\t\t<\/p>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-q-footer\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<cite class=\"elementor-blockquote__author\">- Isabel Vaughan-Spruce<\/cite>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/blockquote>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-1a6d8ed elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"1a6d8ed\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p><span data-contrast=\"none\">This is the first charge\u00a0under the new national \u201cbuffer zones\u201d,\u00a0which came into\u00a0force\u00a0in October 2024, under Section 9 of the Public Order Act 2023.\u00a0<\/span><span data-ccp-props=\"{&quot;335557856&quot;:16777215,&quot;335559739&quot;:240}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p><p><span data-contrast=\"none\">The Attorney General confirmed on 16<\/span><span data-contrast=\"none\">th<\/span><span data-contrast=\"none\">\u00a0December, in response to a parliamentary question from\u00a0former Home Secretary\u00a0Suella Braverman\u00a0MP\u00a0about Vaughan-Spruce&#8217;s case, that\u00a0\u00ab<\/span><i><span data-contrast=\"none\">The Crown Prosecution Service has issued proceedings under Section 9 of the Public Order Act 2023, in relation to one case, since it was\u00a0commenced\u00a0on 31 October 2024.\u00bb<\/span><\/i><span data-ccp-props=\"{&quot;335557856&quot;:16777215,&quot;335559739&quot;:240}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p><p><span data-contrast=\"none\">Vaughan-Spruce had not yet\u00a0received\u00a0information about\u00a0the\u00a0criminal charge when this\u00a0written answer\u00a0was\u00a0issued, but\u00a0was informed hours later in a letter from West Midlands Police.<\/span><span data-ccp-props=\"{&quot;335557856&quot;:16777215,&quot;335559739&quot;:240}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p><p><span data-contrast=\"none\">All\u00a0previous\u00a0court cases\u00a0regarding\u00a0the status of silent prayer took place in the context of\u00a0\u201cbuffer zones\u201d\u00a0enforced by local authorities via Public Spaces Protection Orders, rather than\u00a0through\u00a0this\u00a0new law.<\/span><span data-ccp-props=\"{&quot;335557856&quot;:16777215,&quot;335559739&quot;:240}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p><p><span data-contrast=\"none\">The\u00a0new national\u00a0law prohibits<\/span><i><span data-contrast=\"none\">\u00a0\u201cinfluencing any person\u2019s decision to access, provide or facilitate abortion services\u201d<\/span><\/i><span data-contrast=\"none\">\u00a0within\u00a0150m\u00a0of\u00a0abortion facilities, but does not mention silent prayer specifically.\u00a0<\/span><span data-ccp-props=\"{&quot;335557856&quot;:16777215,&quot;335559739&quot;:240}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p><p><span data-contrast=\"none\">CPS\u00a0guidance\u00a0on the law stipulates that silent prayer on its own is not enough to meet the threshold of criminality\u00a0unless it is accompanied by \u201covert\u201d activity.<\/span><span data-ccp-props=\"{&quot;335557856&quot;:16777215,&quot;335559739&quot;:240}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-a54e21b elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"a54e21b\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p><b><span data-contrast=\"none\">Investigated for a \u201cthoughtcrime\u201d<\/span><\/b><span data-ccp-props=\"{&quot;335557856&quot;:16777215,&quot;335559739&quot;:240}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p><p><span data-contrast=\"none\">On 18\u00a0March 2025, West Midlands Police informed Vaughan-Spruce she was under investigation for praying silently\u00a0near\u00a0the facility on\u00a027<\/span><span data-contrast=\"none\">th<\/span><span data-contrast=\"none\">\u00a0January, as well as several other\u00a0subsequent\u00a0dates.\u00a0Vaughan-Spruce has been peacefully praying in the same public area on a\u00a0regular\u00a0basis for two decades.<\/span><span data-ccp-props=\"{&quot;335557856&quot;:16777215,&quot;335559739&quot;:240}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p><p><span data-contrast=\"none\">Vaughan-Spruce, with\u00a0legal\u00a0support from ADF International, sent\u00a0numerous\u00a0requests for clarification\u00a0in\u00a0proceeding\u00a0months\u00a0as to the status of her case, pointing out that the legislation does not function\u00a0as a ban on her mere presence or on holding pro-life Christian\u00a0beliefs.<\/span><span data-contrast=\"none\">\u00a0<\/span><span data-ccp-props=\"{&quot;335557856&quot;:16777215,&quot;335559739&quot;:240}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p><p><b><span data-contrast=\"none\">Repeated injustice over silent \u201cthoughtcrime\u201d<\/span><\/b><span data-ccp-props=\"{&quot;335557856&quot;:16777215,&quot;335559739&quot;:240}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p><p><span data-contrast=\"none\">In 2023, the charitable volunteer was\u00a0acquitted in court after being arrested for praying in a local \u201cbuffer zone,\u201d\u00a0under a Public Spaces Protection Order\u00a0that\u00a0banned \u201cexpressions of approval or disapproval\u201d of abortion. The incident occurred while the abortion facility was closed. The prosecution offered no evidence to support a conviction.<\/span><span data-ccp-props=\"{&quot;335557856&quot;:16777215,&quot;335559739&quot;:240}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p><p><span data-contrast=\"none\">Despite being cleared of any wrongdoing,\u00a0Vaughan-Spruce\u00a0was arrested again for\u00a0her\u00a0silent thoughts in the same location weeks later\u00a0in March 2023, opening an investigation that lasted several months. In August 2024, Vaughan-Spruce successfully challenged her two unjust arrests and received a settlement from West Midlands Police of \u00a313,000.<\/span><span data-ccp-props=\"{&quot;335557856&quot;:16777215,&quot;335559739&quot;:240}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p><p><span data-contrast=\"none\">On regular occasions, she has been approached by officers and asked if she is praying.\u00a0Once, she was\u00a0observed\u00a0by two officers posted to watch her activities.<\/span><span data-ccp-props=\"{&quot;335557856&quot;:16777215,&quot;335559739&quot;:240}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p><p><b><span data-contrast=\"none\">Isabel Vaughan-Spruce commented:<\/span><\/b><span data-ccp-props=\"{&quot;335559739&quot;:240}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p><p><i><span data-contrast=\"none\">\u201cDespite being fully vindicated multiple times after being wrongfully arrested for my thoughts,\u00a0<\/span><\/i><i><span data-contrast=\"none\">it\u2019s<\/span><\/i><i><span data-contrast=\"none\">\u00a0unbelievable that I have yet again been charged for standing in that public\u00a0<\/span><\/i><i><span data-contrast=\"none\">area, and<\/span><\/i><i><span data-contrast=\"none\">\u00a0holding pro-life beliefs. Silent prayer &#8211; or holding pro-life beliefs &#8211; cannot\u00a0<\/span><\/i><i><span data-contrast=\"none\">possibly be<\/span><\/i><i><span data-contrast=\"none\">\u00a0a crime. Everyone has the right to freedom of thought.\u201d\u00a0<\/span><\/i><span data-ccp-props=\"{&quot;335557856&quot;:16777215,&quot;335559739&quot;:240}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p><p><a href=\"https:\/\/adfinternational.org\/our-team\/jeremiah-igunnubole\"><b><span data-contrast=\"none\">Jeremiah Igunnubole<\/span><\/b><\/a><b><span data-contrast=\"none\">, legal counsel for ADF International, who have supported Vaughan-Spruce\u2019 legal\u00a0defence, said:<\/span><\/b><span data-ccp-props=\"{&quot;335557856&quot;:16777215,&quot;335559739&quot;:240}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p><p><i><span data-contrast=\"none\">\u201c\u2019Buffer zones\u2019 are among the most concerning frontiers of censorship in the modern west. We all stand against harassment and abuse, but the \u2018buffer zone\u2019 law\u00a0broadly bans\u00a0\u2018influence&#8217;\u00a0which is being interpreted by police officers to target innocent people who happen to stand in a certain place and believe a certain thing. We will continue to robustly challenge this unjust censorship, and support Isabel\u2019s right to think and believe freely\u00a0as is the right of every person in the UK.\u201d<\/span><\/i><span data-ccp-props=\"{&quot;335557856&quot;:16777215,&quot;335559739&quot;:240}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-7aae4055 elementor-widget-divider--view-line elementor-widget elementor-widget-divider\" data-id=\"7aae4055\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"divider.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-divider\">\n\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-divider-separator\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-8a513cf elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"8a513cf\" data-element_type=\"widget\" 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Vaughan-Spruce,\u00a0who was\u00a0previously\u00a0cleared in court and received a payout from police for being unjustly arrested twice for her silent prayers, has been\u00a0criminally charged again Vaughan-Spruce will appear in court 29th\u00a0January, supported by ADF International\u00a0 BIRMINGHAM\u00a0(17 December\u00a02025) \u2013\u00a0West Midlands Police\u00a0and the Crown Prosecution Service\u00a0have\u00a0criminally charged Isabel Vaughan-Spruce\u00a0because\u00a0she\u00a0\u00abstood\u00a0outside\u00bb\u00a0an abortion facility, where \u00abinfluence\u00bb is\u00a0prohibited.\u00a0 The\u00a0charitable volunteer\u00a0has\u00a0been under\u00a0investigation\u00a0since 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