California AG to Refile After Judge Dismisses 14 of 15 Charges Against Man Who Recorded Undercover Planned Parenthood Videos

Anti-abortion activist David Daleiden speaks during the Family Research Counci''s (FRC) 11th annual ProLifeCon Digital Action Summit on Friday, January 22, 2016 at the FTC Washington D.C. headquarters on the day of the March for Life, commemorating the 43nd anniversary of the U.S. Supreme Court's Roe v. Wade decision that legalized abortion nationwide. Daleiden was awarded the Digital Prolife Pioneer Award from FRC President Tony Perkins for his undercover work exposing Planned ParenthoodÕs sale of aborted babies' parts. Daleiden, who is the founder for the Center for Medical Progress, posed as a biotechnology representative to infiltrate Planned Parenthood affiliates and secretly recorded supposed efforts to procure tissue for research. (Photo by Jeff Malet)

SAN FRANCISCO, Calif. — A superior court in California has temporarily dismissed 14 of 15 charges filed against David Daleiden of the Center for Medical Progress, but with leave to amend—that is, allowing the prosecution to refile their complaint with more specificity.

“Following the defense’s complaint that there are too many surreptitious recordings to know which ones the California Department of Justice is relying on, the judge requested more specificity in the charging document, specifically to identify the videos that are the basis of the charges,” outlined the California Department of Justice in a statement on Wednesday.

“The California Department of Justice has 10 days to amend the complaint and will be making the requested changes,” it said.

As previously reported, State Attorney General Xavier Becerra alleges that Daleiden and his associate Sandra Merritt wrongfully recorded Planned Parenthood employees and others without their consent in conducting an undercover investigation into their abortion practices.

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