UPDATE: Kermit Gosnell has been convicted of murdering "three babies born alive" as well as a charge of manslaughter stemming from the death of a patient, according to FOX's Bret Baier.
UPDATE: CBS's Philadelphia affiliate reported that Gosnell has been convicted of "infanticide" as well. He was acquitted in at least one other murder charge.
A verdict was reached Monday afternoon in the trial of Kermit Gosnell, the Philadelphia abortionist charged with over 250 counts, including multiple murder counts. Gosnell is accused of killing innumerable late-term fetuses, as well as causing the death of a woman who reportedly overdosed on sedatives while under his care.
Pennsylvania's 24-hour waiting period statute, relating to abortions, was allegedly infracted by Gosnell an official 227 times. Gosnell's practice in the Powelton Village section of West Philadelphia, along Lancaster Avenue, was reportedly a true house of horrors according to investigators, who found fetal body parts in jars throughout the office in addition to other horrific sights.
As the Philadelphia Inquirer reported, Gosnell's case began in February 2010 in nearby Wilmington, Del. He was met by law enforcement upon his return to his own abortion practice in Philadelphia after assisting the Delaware clinic during the day. They issued a search warrant, as they were originally investigating possible prescription drug offenses. Instead, they reportedly encountered a number of women already on examination tables prepared to have their fetuses aborted, and "unsanitary conditions" -- these included blood and bodily fluids as well as the smell of Gosnell's pets, including a cat, a turtle and some fish.
The Grand Jury reportedly compared the inside of the clinic to a "bad gas station bathroom," upon taking an official tour after it was "cleaned up," according to KYW's Walt Hunter.
Due in part to cameras not routinely being allowed inside Keystone State courtrooms like the one in Philadelphia, as well as a court order to disable all electronics, the official verdict may not be known for some time.
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