Clarice Schillinger, 36, a conservative parental rights activist in Pennsylvania is charged with assaulting a teenager and providing teens with alcohol during a party at her home, according to USA Today.
The incident took place in September while Schillinger was hosting a 17th birthday party for her daughter in her basement with about 20 teenagers.
Court documents say Schillinger not only supplied the minors with alcohol for the party, she also allegedly poured it for them, asked them to take shots with her and played beer pong with them.
If that was not bad enough, court documents say drunken adults at the party started assaulting the minors. Schillinger allegedly punched a minor three times. Her then-boyfriend, Shan Wilson, allegedly grabbed a 16-year-old by the neck for trying to intervene in their argument. He also slapped a 15-year-old in the face during an argument over football.
Schillinger’s mother, Danette Bert, allegedly punched a teenager in the eye and chased him around the kitchen island.
One of the teen’s parents called police the morning after the party to report the assaults and the underage drinking at Schillinger’s home. It is illegal in the state to serve or allow minors to drink alcohol.
Schillinger has been charged with assault, harassment and furnishing minors with alcohol. She has denied the charges against her and vowed to fight them in court, but officers say they have cellphone footage of the incidents.
Bert and Wilson were charged with assault and harassment. However, their charges were withdrawn when they pleaded guilty to disorderly conduct in early December, according to USA Today.
Schillinger, is the executive director of “Back to School PA PAC” and a former Republican candidate for lieutenant governor. The PAC poured more than $800,000 in school district races in 2021 to support candidates who opposed COVID lockdowns and “left-wing ideology” in the education system.
“Ms. Schillinger has dedicated her life to public service,” her attorney Matthew Brittenburg said in an statement. “Additionally, she has always been a law abiding citizen. Ms. Schillinger looks forward to the opportunity to defend against these allegations.”
