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A New York City street interview that left a young pro-life activist bloodied has taken another outrageous turn: the Manhattan District Attorney’s office quietly dismissed the felony assault charge against the woman seen on camera striking Savannah Craven Antao. What was once a clear-cut case caught on video is now effectively handed back to the attacker by a prosecutor’s office that claims to have bungled the process.
The assault itself was brutal and unmistakable — footage from April shows the assailant delivering multiple blows that required the victim to seek emergency medical care and stitches. The viral clip shocked Americans across the political spectrum and led to an arrest and a second-degree assault charge earlier this year.
Now we learn the DA’s office says the case was dismissed after an internal failure to meet evidence disclosure deadlines, a bureaucratic excuse that hands impunity to someone who assaulted a citizen exercising free speech. This is the kind of incompetence and softness on violent political intimidation that erodes trust in our justice system.
Conservative lawyers with the Thomas More Society have announced they will file a civil suit on behalf of Craven Antao, and the victim herself says she was blindsided by the decision to let the charge fade away. Americans who believe in accountability and the rule of law should support the fight for civil remedies when prosecutors fail to do their job.
This episode is more than one criminal case — it’s emblematic of a country where political violence against conservatives and pro-life advocates is too often downplayed, mishandled, or politically shielded. When prosecutors quietly drop charges in the face of viral evidence, the message to would-be attackers is chilling: strike first, and you might walk away.
Hardworking Americans deserve a justice system that protects free speech and punishes assault regardless of the politics involved. Demand answers from the Manhattan DA, back civil action for the victim, and remember that liberty requires vigilance; if our institutions will not defend citizens, then citizens must insist on accountability.
