Statue of Liberty Immigration Protester Convicted

What a July 4 celebration it was!  Therese “Patricia” Okoumou, who was arrested for climbing the Statue of Liberty in July, was convicted on Monday of trespassing, interference with government agency functions and disorderly conduct.

News from New York.  An immigration protester has been convicted. A New York woman who scaled the Statue of Liberty on July 4 to protest the Trump administration’s immigration policies has been found guilty of three misdemeanors.

Therese “Patricia” Okoumou faces up to 18 months in federal prison after being found guilty of trespassing, interference with government agency functions and disorderly conduct. She will be sentenced on March 5.

Okoumu pleaded not guilty to the charges. She said she was motivated to take a public stand on behalf of immigrant children who were separated from their families and detained at the U.S.-Mexico border earlier this year.

“Unfortunately, as long as our children are being placed in cages my moral values call for me to do something about it,” Okoumou testified. 

KJ