Assistant U.S. Attorney Karen Escobar has denied that a case is pending against Terri Palmquist for reading a scripture passage to abortionist Kenneth Wright on July 9, 2002. "The case is still at the investigative stage," Escobar told a reporter for the Los Angeles Lay Catholic Mission newspaper. "At this point there is nothing that is public record."

For the past few months, FBI investigators and a Fresno grand jury have been questioning witnesses. One of the witnesses described Terri's conduct as "a beautiful work for God."

For more details on the "case" against Terri, read the article "Bible-toting terrorist?", featured on the front page of the February 2003 edition of the Mission.