Flock CEO Caught on Tape Denying Abortion Tracking Story to Police
Leaked audio reveals Garrett Langley telling law enforcement that 404 Media's reporting on Flock surveillance of a woman who self-administered an abortion is false—contradicted by court records.
What to know
- Flock CEO Garrett Langley told Ohio law enforcement in an August call that 404 Media's May 2025 story about police using Flock to track a woman after a self-administered abortion was "entirely false"—but court records, police documents, and an arrest affidavit contradict him directly.
- The leaked audio, recorded by journalist Doug Brown and shared with 404 Media, shows Langley also instructed police on media strategy, suggesting they avoid national outlets and focus on local "sob stories."
- Court documents confirm Texas authorities did search Flock cameras nationwide for the woman and discussed potential criminal charges with the District Attorney's Office, undermining Langley's legal reasoning for calling the story false.
“it was discussed at the time with the District Attorney's Office and learned the State could not statutorily charge [the woman] for taking the pill to cause the abortion or miscarriage of the non-viable fetus.”
Court affidavit, Legal document · 404 Media
Garrett Langley Flock CEO404 Media News outletDoug Brown Signal Akron journalistElectronic Frontier Foundation Civil liberties organizationSheriff Adam King Johnson County Sheriff's Office
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Garrett Langley, Flock’s CEO, told cops that a 404 Media story about cops using Flock to track someone who self-administered an abortion was "entirely false." He's lying. https://www. 404media.co/flocks-ceo-is-lyin g-to-cops-about-404-medias-reporting-on-abortion-case/
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Garrett Langley, the CEO of Flock, lies about the role his company plays in surveiling innocent people. https://www. 404media.co/flocks-ceo-is-lyin g-to-cops-about-404-medias-reporting-on-abortion-case/ I seem to recall reading that Flock cameras ship with 64GB of RAM.
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New: in leaked audio, Flock's CEO Garrett Langley tells cops that a story we wrote about Flock being used to track a woman who self-administered an abortion is "entirely false." He's lying. The audio shows how Flock speaks when doesn't think comments will be public https://www. 404media.co/flocks-ceo-is-lyin…