A US army private who fled to North Korea just over a year ago will plead guilty to desertion and four other charges and take responsibility for his conduct, his lawyer said on Monday.
Travis King’s attorney, Franklin D Rosenblatt, told the Associated Press that King intends to admit guilt to a total of five military offenses, including desertion and assaulting an officer. Nine other offenses, including possession of sexual images of a child, will be withdrawn and dismissed under the terms of the deal.
King will be given an opportunity at a 20 September hearing at Fort Bliss, Texas, to discuss his actions and explain what he did.
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Kcs8v6@lemmy.world · 28 pts · 2y
You just gonna casually leave the CSAM out of the headline? Smh.
Brunbrun6766@lemmy.world · 15 pts · 2y
And they're dropping that charge?? Was he in possession of it or not....if yes how can you simply drop a charge of that caliber
assembly@lemmy.world · 14 pts · 2y
The guy got kicked out of North Korea. Like when NK gets a prisoner they use it as leverage to get something in return. This time they just expelled him from the country. He must be a real piece and possibly they came across the same CSAM materials. NK doesn’t just pass up an opportunity.
NauticalNoodle@lemmy.ml · 7 pts · 2y
He holds no propoganda value to NK.
Dasus@lemmy.world · 5 pts · 2y
That's fucking crazy.
Antmz22@lemm.ee · 4 pts · 2y
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cloud_herder@lemmy.world · 3 pts · 2y
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