Wichita man admits to threatening Operation Rescue employees

 


WICHITA, Kan. (AP) — A 22-year-old Wichita man has pleaded guilty to threatening to rape and murder employees of an anti-abortion group.

U.S. Attorney Stephen McAllister said in a news release that Christopher Thompson pleaded guilty Monday to making a threat. He admitted that he made three threatening phone calls on Aug. 14, 2018, to Operation Rescue, an anti-abortion organization with headquarters in Wichita.

Thompson was originally indicted on four counts of transmitting threats through interstate communication. Prosecutors said that besides threatening the employees, he also threatene...



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