Sometimes you can judge a book by its cover
Posted on 10/21/2023 2:20:41 PM PDT by thegagline
The US Army has charged defector Travis King with several offenses including desertion for sprinting into North Korea in July — as well as the solicitation of child pornography and other crimes dating back to at least last year.
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The Army claims the private had the intention of abandoning his military duties permanently when he ditched his South Korean post by running across the demilitarized border into the totalitarian country.
He “did remain so absent in desertion until on or about 27 September 2023,” when the hermit kingdom released him back to the US, the court records state.
The Army’s charge sheet accuses King of broad misconduct before his defection into North Korea, including an alleged attempted escape from US military custody in October 2022. King was also allegedly caught possessing child pornography and asked another individual over Snapchat to “knowingly and willingly produce child pornography” the same month he fled to North Korea, according to the charges.
The Wisconsin native was additionally hit with assault charges for allegedly targeting his fellow soldiers and insubordination for leaving his base after curfew and drinking alcohol in violation of Army regulations, the documents state.
The soldier’s family has stood behind King since he first bolted in July, stating he should “be afforded the presumption of innocence.” ***
The family has hired a legal team to defend him that includes Franklin Rosenblatt, who served as lead military defense counsel during the court martial proceedings against Bowe Bergdahl***
King was accused of punching a man several times in the face at a club in September 2022 and then, two weeks later, damaged the backseat of a police car in a profanity-laced tirade against Koreans after he was picked up for displaying “aggressive behavior.” ***
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Sometimes you can judge a book by its cover
Why didn’t the Norks keep this POS?
Obviously the guy was less than useless to them.
Are those considered crimes anymore in America ?
North Korea has extolled the virtue of having “pure blood.”
North Korea didn’t want him in their country a minute longer and risk possibly polluting the gene-pool
Desertion is probably not a big deal any more but the child porn should help him get a job with one of the big networks or studios. DC even.
Just what I was wondering. He was probably so worthless (in every way), even they didn’t want him. Put him in Leavenworth and throw away the key!
Kiddie porn.Ten bucks says that that’s why he jumped the fence.
Future Army chief of staff.
Too bad he wasn’t disappeared into the “hermit kingdom” never to be heard from again.
Not saying he isn’t some kind of sicko, but WHENEVER I see “kiddie porn”, I have to wonder if it was planted.
Wehn even a place like NK has no use for you...
Because this, “genius” didn’t offer any intelligence of any value.
Send him back to North Korea and pay them to keep him in prison for life..
Scott Ritter seems to have done the Lazarus thing, given how often he is posted here and on Twitte(X). Can Jared Fogler? sp. and that Duggar fellow be far behind?
That having been said, anyone want to speculate on the rumors that the alphabet agencies can insert such material onto a targets computer remotely and without fingerprints...and then tip off a search to “find” it and destroy the person?
Blacks are not into kiddie porn. Prove me wrong.
Years ago here, a major metroploitan criminal defense attorney opined on his many years of experience of who commits crimes by race, way outlying their racial percentage of population. He had a lot of public defender and pro Bono work experience as well. No racial sniping, just called what he had seen over and over and over. Found it fascinating.
How did this guy ever get in the Army? The type of conduct this clown did while in the Army did not just happen. If one digs enough - and probably not that deep - they will discover he was a criminal way before he enlisted.
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