A Massachusetts woman has been sentenced to three years of probation for calling in a fake bomb threat at Boston Children’s Hospital. The incident occurred as the hospital faced a wave of harassment over its surgical program for transgender youths.
The woman pleaded guilty in federal court to charges, including making a false bomb threat. The threat was made in August 2022 during a period when the hospital was receiving numerous threats and experiencing harassment. Boston Children’s Hospital had recently launched the country’s first pediatric and adolescent transgender health program.
