Charges in the case of a baby born alive, but dropped into a biohazard bag and concealed on the roof of an abortion clinic in Florida 18 months ago, are overdue, and a grand jury should be asked to investigate, according to a pro-life organization.
The call was issued by Operation Rescue, whose chief, Troy Newman, said that although another case against the same abortionist has been resolved with her guilty plea to practicing medicine without a license, nothing has been done on the case involving baby Shanice.
“[Belkis] Gonzalez and her associate, Siomara Senises, were involved in the death of a baby born alive in July 2006 at a Hialeah, Fla., abortion clinic, which is now closed,” said a statement from Newman’s Operation Rescue organization.
“That death was discovered when an anonymous call was made to the police, who discovered than an infant was born alive during a late-term abortion, placed in a biohazard bag, and tossed onto the roof of the abortion clinic by Gonzalez in order to avoid detection,” the group said.
“The mother of the dead baby girl, who was named Shanice Denise Osborne, has since come forward and corroborated the story,” OR said.
However, despite the ongoing investigative work, no charges have yet been filed in the case.
“Baby Shanice’s murder case has dragged on for a year and a half without progress,” Operation Rescue said. “That is unacceptable. We encourage the public to contact the prosecutor and ask for a grand jury to investigate Gonzalez and Senises for the death of Shanice Denise Osborne.”
The organization listed a telephone number and e-mail address for the prosecutor on its website.
The group said a separate case involving Gonzalez recently was resolved, with her change of plea to guilty to practicing medicine without a license. This involved a series of incidents at a Miramar, Fla., clinic.
Operation Rescue said by pleading guilty, Gonzalez avoided trial, and was sentenced to five years probation and ordered to no longer work in the medical field.
“However, according to a source that wishes to remain unnamed, that clinic continues to operate under the supervision of Gonzalez’s 23-year-old daughter, Natali Vergara,” Operation Rescue said.
“They’re kind of representative of this abortion underworld,” Newman told WND. “They’re so interested in the money, they’ll literally to anything and everything to perform these abortions.”
The arrests for the Miramar case resulted from a tip supplied to Miramar police by a pro-life investigator. Gonzalez and Senises allegedly allowed men to conduct abortions when they did not have medical licenses, instructed at least two other unlicensed workers to conduct duties such as dispensing medication that required licensed medical personnel, and even ordered unqualified employees to help with abortions.
According to documentation in the case, the Miramar clinic actually was being operated by Kieron Nisbet, who had had a limited “Unlicensed House Physician” status with the state that allowed him only to be employed by a hospital, and Robelto Osborne, a doctor who had his license to practice medicine revoked by the state.
Nisbet fled to Trinidad at the outset of the investigation, while Osborne turned himself in to Miramar police, pleaded guilty and was sentenced in earlier case actions. Two other clinic workers, Adieren Rojas and Joselin Collado, also were arrested for performing medical functions without a license.
Osborne, Rojas and Collado all gave statements to authorities about Gonzalez and Senesis being involved.
In the Hialeah case, Miami-Dade County police discovered the decomposing body of a baby girl at the abortion business after a report a child had been killed by a “doctor” after being born alive during a late-term abortion.
A search warrant cited “probable cause” for investigation of second-degree murder.
After the case became public knowledge, 18-year-old Sycloria Williams came forward to confirm she gave birth to a living girl in the facility’s recovery room, and staff then began screaming “that the baby was alive,” the search warrant said.
“Ms. Belkis Gonzalez cut the umbilical cord, threw it into a red bag with black printing. Ms. Gonzalez then swept the baby, with her hands, into the same red bag along with the gauze used during the procedure,” the statement said.
“Gonzalez and Senises are abortion predators who need to be held accountable for the death of Baby Shanice,” said Cheryl Sullenger, senior policy adviser for Operation Rescue. “The fact that Gonzalez is on probation for a lesser infraction is no consolation.
“These people have no respect for the law and even less respect for life. There is little doubt they will be back in the abortion business at the first opportunity, if they are not put in jail,” she said.
WND reported earlier an autopsy showed the little girl was born alive, but died from “extreme prematurity” under circumstances for which authorities have been seeking a prosecution.
A lead investigator in the police department has told WND he believes there will be charges in the case.
“My goal is to see that charges are filed,” Hialeah Deputy Chief Mark Overton said earlier. “The evidence reflects that this was a homicide. We’re moving forward with that mindset. I believe our evidence has indicated (and) I think we have probable cause to bring charges.”
At the time the body was found, a lawyer for the abortion business issued a statement that no crime was committed, and an 18-year-old had had an abortion without complications.
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