Woman Who Climbed Statue of Liberty as Act of Resistance Found Guilty

Emergency Service Unit officers had to scale the Statue of Liberty to remove Therese “Patricia” Okoumou, who had apparently climbed up to protest immigration policy, in New York City, on July 4, 2018. The Epoch Times

The woman who climbed the Statue of Liberty in New York City in July in protest of President Donald Trump’s administration was found guilty on Dec. 17 and faces up to 18 months in prison.

Therese Okoumou pleaded not guilty to trespassing, disorderly conduct, and interfering with governmental administration on July 5, the day after her arrest.