Crime & Safety

VIDEO: Confrontation with Iowa City Man Who Crushed Anti-Abortion Sign

The long video shows the husband of the woman who was involved in the incident confronting William Kapp.

(Update Aug. 22, 2013: The video has since been taken down)

The pro-life protesters who were in the news Thursday for having their anti-abortion sign destroyed have posted a video of them confronting the man who is accused of the crime.

The man, William Kapp, 26, faces a charge of fourth-degree criminal mischief -- a serious misdemeanor charge, according to a local blogger.

The video was posted on YouTube and included in a story on a pro-life website with the headline "Man Attacks 77-Year-Old Pro-Life Woman, Destroys Her Sign." The video is included on the second link.

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The woman is identified in the website's story as Donna Holman, 77. A Dan and Donna Holman are listed as being Missionaries to the Pre-born, Iowa out of Keokuk, Iowa. Here is one of account of their experiences in Iowa City.

Note: I just received an anti-virus alert after visiting that website. Here's a direct link to the YouTube video of William Kapp. 

Viewer Discretion Advised: In the long and tense video, the remnants of the sign can be seen and there is some profanity. The photo attached to this story above is a screen shot of the video.

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Here are some reactions in the comments section :

"Abortion is a horrific thing That woman wasn't showing a sign that was anything less than the truth. Sometimes, the truth hurts and the truth is that thousand of babies are murdered everyday. Instead of hiding the truth from our children, we should use it as an opportunity to tell the truth." user

"Absolutely!!! It is the ugly truth...and it needs to be told and exposed for what it is.... the Murder of our unborn children. Society is sick for accepting and embracing this as a 'choice.'" user


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