FBI arrests woman who made alleged bomb threat to Boston Children's Hospital. They are prioritizing running down other threats.



A spokesperson for the Federal Bureau of Investigation said that their top concern was to investigate threats against hospitals providing transgender care and operations after they arrested a Massachusetts woman for an alleged bomb threat.

FBI Boston special agent in charge Joseph Bonavolonta said at a media briefing that 37-year-old CatherineLeavyofWestfield was arrested for phoning in a hoax threat to the Boston Children's Hospital on August 30.

He said the hospital "has received dozens of hoax threats, including harassing phone calls and emails, individual threats, and threats of mass-casualty attacks. This behavior is nothing short of reprehensible, and it needs to stop now."

Leavy was taken into custody at her home without incident.

"As a result of her threatening call, the hospital and the surrounding area was put into lockdown, the Boston Police Department Bomb Squad was deployed, and no explosive devices were found," Bonavolonta continued.

He went on to say that the hospital had been the subject of an "airing of grievances" over care they were providing to transgender individuals.

Leavy was charged with one count of making a false telephonic bomb threat and she faces up to 10 years in federal prison if convicted.

She allegedly said by phone, “There is a bomb on the way to the hospital, you better evacuate everybody you sickos.”

Boston's Children's Hospital had been exposed by the Libs of TikTok account and others online for providing transgender services and operations to underage people. The hospital denied the allegations and scrubbed videos about those services from YouTube and its website.

The release from the FBI confirmed that the hospital provided "the first major healthcare program in the United States to focus on gender-diverse and transgender adolescents."

Activists on social media found what appeared to be Leavy's political donations, most of which went to former President Donald Trump.

Bonavolonta said that there were more than a dozen specific threats to the hospital and that the FBI was treating those as a top priority.

"We will run and vet every one of them down," he concluded.

Here's more about the arrest:

Westfield woman arrested in Boston Children's Hospital threatwww.youtube.com

DOJ hammered over double standard on threats to hospitals performing transgender operations and threats to pro-life birth centers



The Department of Justice was hammered by critics over a perceived double standard on threats to hospitals performing child transgender operations and threats to pro-life birth centers.

The DOJ responded Wednesday to reports of threats made to the Boston Children's Hospital over videos they posted that advocated for gender reassignment treatments and surgeries for people younger than 18 years old.

“Today’s news about the alleged threats directed at Boston Children’s Hospital transgender health program is disturbing to say the least," read the statement from U.S. Attorney Rachael Rollins.

"Children deserve an opportunity to thrive and grow as their own authentic selves," she added. "Parents/guardians and health care providers who support them in that journey should be allowed to do so free of threats and harassment. I want to make it clear that the Department of Justice will ensure equal protection of transgender people under the law."

The Boston Children's Hospital had also issued a statement denying that it performs gender surgeries on children, despite video evidence posted to social media.

"For hysterectomies and other genital surgeries performed as part of gender-affirming care, Boston Children’s requires a patient to be capable of consenting for themselves," the hospital's statement read. "Age 18 is used to reflect the standard age of majority for medical decision-making. Boston Children’s does not perform genital surgeries as part of gender-affirming care on a patient under the age of 18.”

Many on social media berated the DOJ for jumping to defend hospitals based on the transgender agenda but doing nothing similar for pro-life birth centers facing threats from abortion activists.

"I must’ve missed the DOJ statements regarding domestic terrorism aimed at crisis pregnancy centers (i.e. actual, physical violence) as well," replied Becket Adams of the Washington Examiner.

"The Department of Justice acts within days to declare it’s intent to prosecute those criticizing pediatric gender surgeries. Contrast this with arson, vandalism, and violence against churches and pregnancy resource centers," tweeted the account for the Catholic Vote organization.

"Correct me if I'm wrong, but the Justice Department has not made a statement like this about the dozens of *actual attacks* on pro-life crisis pregnancy centers over the past couple months," tweeted Chuck Ross of the Washington Free Beacon.

While the DOJ did not publicly denounce the threats and violence against pro-life centers, FBI Director Christopher Wray did testify before Congress that the bureau had opened several "domestic violent extremism investigations" into those attacks.

Here's more about the attacks on pro-life centers:

Growing calls to investigate Janes Revenge attacks on pro-life centers | NewsNation Primewww.youtube.com

Boston Children's Hospital denies claims of underage transgender operations after scrubbing its videos from YouTube



Boston Children's Hospital denied accusations that it was promoting underage transgender operations after it scrubbed videos from YouTube over the online criticism.

The hospital has come under scrutiny after the content of the videos was circulated by the popular Libs of TikTok account and others on the right.

On Tuesday, the hospital issued a statement saying it had received threats over the claims.

"In response to commentary last week critical of our Gender Multispecialty Service (GeMS) Program, Boston Children's Hospital has been the target of a large volume of hostile internet activity, phone calls, and harassing emails including threats of violence towards our clinicians and staff," read the statement from the hospital.

“We are deeply concerned by these attacks on our clinicians and staff fueled by misinformation and a lack of understanding and respect for our transgender community," the statement added.

It specifically denied the claims that it had offered hysterectomies and other genital operations to underage children.

"The article and the online attention that followed was based on the on the incorrect statement that Boston Children’s performs genital surgeries on minors in connection with transgender care," the statement said. "For hysterectomies and other genital surgeries performed as part of gender-affirming care, Boston Children’s requires a patient to be capable of consenting for themselves. Age 18 is used to reflect the standard age of majority for medical decision-making. Boston Children’s does not perform genital surgeries as part of gender-affirming care on a patient under the age of 18.”

The hospital went on to condemn the "attacks" and said it was working with law enforcement officials to protect its staff.

"Boston Children's is proud to be home to the first pediatric and adolescent transgender health program in the United States," it concluded.

The report from the Associated Press about the threats to the hospital called the accusations false but then admitted that the hospital had posted on its website that it would treat persons under the age of 18.

Some of the online critics pointed to information that once appeared on the hospital’s website that said to qualify for vaginoplasty at Boston Children’s, one must be at least 17 and meet certain criteria, as well as language for chest reconstruction and breast augmentation that remains on the website that says patients must be at least 15 and meet certain criteria.

It also noted that the World Professional Association for Transgender Health reduced its minimum age guidance to 14 years old for hormone treatment and 15 or 17 years old for some gender operations.

Here's more about the transgender controversy:

Boston Children's Hospital staff reports threats prompted by "misinformation" about transgender procwww.youtube.com