A Texas man has been arrested and federally charged with threatening a doctor working with an LGBTQ well being “education center” primarily based in Boston.
“You sick mother(expletive), you’re all gonna burn,” Matthew Jordan Lindner, 38, of Comfort, Texas, allegedly mentioned Aug. 31 in a voicemail meant for the doctor. “You signed your own warrant, (physician’s name). Castrating our children. You’ve woken up enough people. And upset enough of us. And you signed your own ticket.”
The FBI arrested Lindner Friday in Texas and he’s anticipated to seem in federal court docket in Massachusetts at a later date to face the cost of transmitting interstate threats.
“Mr. Lindner’s alleged conduct — a death threat — is based on falsehoods and amounts to an act of workplace violence,” mentioned U.S. Attorney Rachel Rollins in a press release. “The victim, a Doctor caring for gender nonconforming and transgendered patients, should be able to engage in this meaningful and necessary work without fear of physical harm or death.”
Authorities say the focused doctor works for the National LGBTQIA+ Health Education Center, primarily based in Boston.
Over the summer season, medical doctors and different staffers at Boston Children’s Hospital additionally acquired violent threats associated to its medical look after transgender youth. Authorities famous the threats started after false and deceptive claims concerning the hospital and its work unfold on-line.
It was unclear Saturday if Lindner is represented by an lawyer. A message left with Lindner on Saturday was not instantly returned.
The Associated Press contributed to this report.
Source: www.bostonherald.com”