Planned Parenthood boss jailed in Roanoke, VA for theft

Link to newspaper story ^

[Gopher Broke]

Planned Parenthood official gets jailed on charges of stealing wine from Roanoke Co. store

David Nova An executive for Planned Parenthood has been ordered to serve three weekends in jail on charges of stealing wine from a Roanoke County grocery store.

David Nova, vice president of Planned Parenthood Health Systems in Roanoke, was charged earlier this year with three counts of petit larceny. The charges stem from bottles of wine Nova took through a self-checkout line at the Cave Spring Kroger. The incidents occurred on two separate dates in January, according to online court records.

As part of an agreement reached in Roanoke County General District Court last week, Nova was not convicted. The case was continued for a year, with the understanding the charges will be dismissed after Nova completes his jail time and avoids further charges.

"This was an intensely personal matter for David that was not at all related to his work" for Planned Parenthood, said Nova's attorney, John Lichtenstein.

-- Laurence Hammack

[Gopher Broke]

Nova is long-time leader and top dog at Planned Parenthood in Roanoke, VA

[muawiyah]

Jus' stealin' and killin' his way through his sad existence.

This guy has no soul.

[JPG]

When your occupation is killing babies, petty theft is the least of your problems and wine won't wash that conscience clean.

[ExTxMarine]

Technically shouldn't all the leaders and people at Planned Parenthood, across the entire nation, be facing these same charges?!?!?!

[Linda Frances]

Must need that wine to suppress the reality of killing innocent babies.

[ConservaTexan]

As part of an agreement reached in Roanoke County General District Court last week, Nova was not convicted. The case was continued for a year, with the understanding the charges will be dismissed after Nova completes his jail time and avoids further charges

Stealing a few bottles of Boone's Farm Strawberry Hill gets you three weekends in jail - with no conviction. Killing unborn children is legal with no consequences. Wasn't this an episode of the Twilight Zone?

[MsLady]

I’d be wanting to drink too, if I was overseeing the murder of 1000’s of people.

[MsLady]

And that’s probably why he’s drinking. To ease the pain of not having a soul. I have read that among people who work for PPH many have drinking problems. Wouldn’t surprise me one bit. They can deny all day long what they are doing is murdering innocent children. But, deep down inside they know exactly what they are doing.

[muawiyah]

Of course they do. They have a demon in there that's embedded so well they are DOOMED.

Remember, even Jesus wasn't able to get around personally to attend to all the demons ~ just a handful.

[CitizenM]

"This was an intensely personal matter for David that was not at all related to his work"

What the heck kinda statement is that by his attorney? Intensely personal matter? Geeze so are many crimes. Does that make them excusable?

[Gopher Broke]

Local video news story on WSLS TV:

http://www2.wsls.com/news/2011/jun/22/planned-parenthood-roanoke-director-pulling-jail-t-ar-1126990/

[pepperdog]

I found that statement intensely strange too.