“At the hearing on June 21, 2021, [Pauline] Bauer stated that she was making a ‘divine special appearance’ as a ‘free living soul’ and ‘a woman.’ Bauer also cited several passages from religious scripture as the basis for her statements. Bauer also sought to read a document into the record. The Court accepted the document, indicating that it would enter it into the record but rejected Bauer’s request that she be allowed to read the 37- page document during the hearing. Upon information and belief, that document sets out various references to God, citations to Bible passages, and Constitutional Amendments as the basis for Bauer’s statements to the Court.”
“The Government indicated that it was not seeking detention but asked the Court to impose what it termed the standard conditions of detention, which included that she not commit other offenses, not possess a firearm, not travel to the District of Columbia except for court appearances, not travel outside the Western District of Pennsylvania without advance notice to Pretrial Services, not travel outside the country without approval of the Court, and contact Pretrial Services as directed. Among other things, Bauer asserted her rights under the Bill of Rights. She also stated to the Court that no conditions of release should be imposed as she was innocent of the charges… She objected to conditions of release because she had an upcoming planned vacation and seminar to attend… When Bauer declined to answer a number of questions that the Court posed to her including whether she would be willing to be placed under oath and swear to abide by the conditions of pretrial release, the Court suspended the hearing, directed the Marshals to detain her and indicated that it would reconvene the hearing later in the day to give her time to reconsider. The Court also told Bauer that it would hold her in contempt if she continued to refuse to answer questions and abide by the procedures for the hearing” says the Factual Background section of the defense’s motion to prevent their client, Capitol rioter Pauline Bauer, from being tossed in jail for contempt of court, arguing Bauer “asserted religious and constitutional reasons for her decision to refuse to answer” the court’s basic questions on whether she understands the proceedings.