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Mark Houck Wins Seven-Figure Settlement After Wrongful Arrest

4/13/2026

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Mark Houck received a seven-figure settlement in a wrongful arrest suit against the U.S. Department of Justice (DOJ) under the Freedom of Access to Clinic Entrances Act (FACE Act).
Federal prosecutors indicted Mark Houck under the FACE Act after he was accused of assaulting a 72-year-old escort outside a Planned Parenthood clinic in Philadelphia on October 13, 2021.
He was acquitted in January 2023.

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Mark Houck received a seven-figure settlement in a wrongful arrest suit against the U.S. Department of Justice (DOJ) under the Freedom of Access to Clinic Entrances Act (FACE Act).
Federal prosecutors indicted Mark Houck under the FACE Act after he was accused of assaulting a 72-year-old escort outside a Planned Parenthood clinic in Philadelphia on October 13, 2021.
He was acquitted in January 2023.