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'And you can donate and help us raise some money for charities that support women in pro-life.' Cesare Santangelo of Washington, D.C., who has performed abortions in the past and has been a target of many on the religious right. WATCH: Climber reaches the top of Salesforce Wade case that legalized abortion nationwide, it would quickly split the country into states with abortion access and those that outlaw it. Though it wasn't possible to speak to DesChamps mid-ascent, it's highly likely that he would support the Supreme Court overturning the landmark 1973 Roe v. One woman noted how dangerous it was that he was scaling such a high building, but added she 'LOVED his spirit.'Īnother woman wrote on Facebook with a sarcastic tone: 'Well look at that, he had the CHOICE to climb the tower.'

On social media, he had his share of supporters and detractors. But, I mean, yeah, there's other ways to protest abortion or whatever you want.'Ī worker on the top floor of the Salesforce Tower shared this picture of the climber who scaled the facade of the city's tallest building on May 3, 2022. Seems relaxed up there,' said Erwin Garcia. 'It's more nerve-wracking for me than for him. Others were not sure that he would be able to make it all the way to the rooftop. 'Maybe an hour or so, I'd seen him down there, maybe 20 feet up,' said Partida. The crowd, at first unaware of his political statements, was transfixed by the dangerous stunt.

SPIDERMAN SALESFORCE TOWER WINDOWS

'From what I've seen, he was climbing those poles that go up, so there are poles that are there all the way up, see through the windows he was climbing up those,' said Antonio Partida. While the crowd gathered below, workers inside Salesforce Tower shot video showing Des Champs with climbing gear making his ascent. Both are misdemeanors.Ī worker on the top floor of the Salesforce Tower snapped a picture of DesChamps as he peered in through a window. Police arrested him for trespassing and resisting delaying or obstructing police. 'So unless that person gets stuck, or asks to be rescued, it's generally best to monitor them take whatever actions we can to mitigate any risk and allow them to get to a place of safety,' said San Francisco Police Officer Kathryn Winters. Officers said it was simply too dangerous to try to stop him as he climbed. A police source told KTVU DesChamps told officers he wouldn't give them any trouble once he scaled the building, and the police department said he was arrested without incident after he climbed onto the rooftop. AVOID THE AREA and join us in condemning this action.'īy 11 a.m, DesChamps was taken into custody upon ascending to the roof, as officers were waiting for him at the top of the building. The San Francisco Fire Department tweeted that the person 'is placing firefighters lives and the safety at risk. Sam Whiting is a San Francisco Chronicle staff writer.Anti-abortion activist scales Salesforce towerĪ man who describes himself in his social media profile as 'Pro-Life Spiderman' was seen scaling the 60-floor Salesforce Tower in San Francisco on Tuesday morning. Vehicle and pedestrian traffic in the vicinity was restored shortly after Des Champs was arrested.Īnother day ❤️ /ZFf37Aag1J- Marc Benioff May 4, 2022

He was booked for trespassing and resisting arrest and was later released. The climber was identified as Maison Des Champs, 22, of Las Vegas.

Shortly before 11 a.m., the climber reached the top, 1,017 feet up, where he was greeted by police and taken into custody, according to police Public Information Officer Robert Rueca. Wade decision, which legalized abortion.Ī video shot from someone inside the building and posted to Twitter showed the man working without ropes or any other safety precaution working his way up the exterior framework between the windows of the tower. Supreme Court ruling that would overturn the nation’s landmark Roe v. It was not immediately clear if Tuesday’s climb was at all related to the recently leaked draft of a U.S. “I am a rock climber that has recently started climbing skyscrapers to end abortion,” he posted.

In an image posted by the Fire Department, a figure could be seen on the tower framework, approximately two-thirds of the way up the building.Īccording to a message posted to social media, the climber uses the self-proclaimed nickname “Pro-Life Spiderman” for people to avoid the office tower at 415 Mission St. San Francisco Fire Department personnel were also on the scene and tweeted out a warning shortly after 10 a.m.

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