Anti-abortion protester is arrested after scaling 54 story Ritz-Carlton skyscraper in LA
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Pro-life Spiderman strikes again! Anti-abortion protester is arrested after climbing the 54-story Ritz-Carlton skyscraper in LA to detonate banners
- Maison Des Champs, 22, climbed a skyscraper in Los Angeles on Tuesday
- It was part of a stunt to protest against abortion, he said during the climb
- The so-called Pro-life Spiderman does not use any harness or ropes during climbs
- He has already climbed buildings in Oklahoma, San Francisco and New York City
- The LAPD arrested him when he reached the top, saying he had a “mental illness.”
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A 22-year-old anti-abortion protester named Pro-life Spiderman has been arrested after successfully climbing the 54-story Ritz Carlton skyscraper in Los Angeles.
Maison Des Champs climbed the glass front on Tuesday morning and was met at the top by police and firefighters who took him into custody at 9:30 a.m., the LAPD said.
LAPD issued a statement after his arrest claiming he suffered from a “mental illness” and was “receiving treatment.”
As with previous stunts, Des Champs did not use any harnesses or ropes. Firefighters therefore placed inflatable safety cushions in the street in case he fell.
After the Supreme Court draft ruling overturning Roe v. Wade was leaked earlier this year, Des Champs began free-climbing skyscrapers to raise money and awareness for his cause.
Police said he was charged with trespassing on someone else’s property without permission or the right to do so.
The so-called Pro-life Spiderman climbed the 54-story Ritz Hilton building in LA Tuesday morning, without ropes or harnesses
As with previous stunts, Des Champs did not use any harnesses or ropes
Maison Des Champs, 22, was met by police and firefighters when he reached the top of the tower
The fire department has placed inflatable safety cushions in the street to cushion the climber in case he falls
Des Champs recorded a video during the climb explaining his motivation
During his ascent, Des Champs put up a banner for a pro-life charity that provides financial support to women considering terminating a pregnancy.
He also posted a video on social media to explain that he was raising money for a certain woman who he claims planned to have an abortion but was persuaded to do otherwise. “We need to help her pay her rent and fix her car so she can get to work and save her baby from abortion,” he said in the video.
“Sometimes it’s so easy that all they need is a little bit of financial support and they’re willing to choose life,” he added.
Des Champs has made a name for itself climbing tall buildings in the United States. Those include the 50-story Devon Tower in downtown Oklahoma City in June and the 60-story Salesforce Tower in San Francisco.
He also climbed the New York Times building just one day after being released by police in San Francisco. It turns out that he was not arrested for that stunt.
The LAPS posted a tweet claiming Des Champs had a “mental illness” and was “getting treatment”
Police said he was charged with entering or staying on someone else’s property without permission or the right to do so.
Des Champs has made a name for itself climbing tall buildings in the United States
On his website, Des Champs describes himself as an experienced rock climber and says he was motivated to climb to raise money for the anti-abortion movement after a design was leaked from the Roe v. Wade decision.
He says it’s much easier to climb skyscrapers than regular rock faces because their ledges are wider and deeper than those found on cliffs.
In June, months after he started organizing the stunts, the legislation was officially quashed.
Des Champs wrote on his website that he wanted to climb the towers to “put a doctor behind bars,” and raise at least $1 million for charities that advocate for pro-life women.
Des Champs claimed to be raising money for a group campaigning against abortion