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(Texas) Three now charged for alleged illegal abortions at Waller, Cypress, and Spring clinics
HOUSTON (KIAH) — Three health clinics in the northwest Houston area remained closed Tuesday as Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton’s Office announced that a third person is connected to those facilities where he said an investigation uncovered alleged illegal abortions.
On Monday, officers with Paxton’s office arrested Maria Margarita Rojas, 49, and Jose Manuel Cendan Ley, 29, charging Rojas with the illegal performance of an abortion and practicing medicine without a license and Ley with unlawful performance of an abortion and the unlicensed practice of medicine.
Rojas and Ley remained in the Waller County Jail Tuesday afternoon, Rojas on $1.4 million bond and Ley on $700,000 bond.
Also on Tuesday, Paxton’s office announced that a third person faces charges as part of their investigation into Clinica Waller Latinoamericana in Waller, Clinica Latinoamericana Telge in Cypress, and Latinoamericana Medical Clinic in Spring.
On Monday, officers with Paxton’s office arrested Maria Margarita Rojas, 49, and Jose Manuel Cendan Ley, 29, charging Rojas with the illegal performance of an abortion and practicing medicine without a license and Ley with unlawful performance of an abortion and the unlicensed practice of medicine.
Rojas and Ley remained in the Waller County Jail Tuesday afternoon, Rojas on $1.4 million bond and Ley on $700,000 bond.
Also on Tuesday, Paxton’s office announced that a third person faces charges as part of their investigation into Clinica Waller Latinoamericana in Waller, Clinica Latinoamericana Telge in Cypress, and Latinoamericana Medical Clinic in Spring.
https://cw39.com/news/local/three-now-charged-for-alleged-illegal-abortions-at-waller-cypress-and-spring-clinics/
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