The final charge in a California case against pro-life journalists who exposed the abortion industry’s fetal body parts practices was dismissed Wednesday.
California negotiated a settlement with Center for Medical Progress (CMP) founder and president David Daleiden and undercover reporter Sandra Merritt in January 2025 in exchange for a “no contest” plea on a single video recording charge. The condition of the settlement was that the “no contest” plea be entered into judgment as a misdemeanor and then ultimately converted into a “not guilty” plea before being dismissed and expunged.
Daleiden announced the official dismissal in a post to X after an arduous ten-year legal battle.
“As promised, the final charge has been DISMISSED and the case completely expunged — after a couple months’ administrative delay, and a truly bizarre last-minute ‘April Fool’s’ attempt by @PPFA and @NatAbortionFed to overturn the State’s agreement,” he wrote. “More on that later…Today, a big
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