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Travis King charged by the Army with desertion for defecting to North Korea — and child porn
The New York Post ^ | 10/20/2023 | Katherine Donlevy

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.” ***

(Excerpt) Read more at nypost.com ...


TOPICS: Crime/Corruption; Culture/Society; News/Current Events
KEYWORDS: army; bidenlegacy; black; deserter; desertion; korea; pedophile
As an aside, the North Korean government claims no one has been punished since 2008 for raping or sexually abusing or exploiting a child because “such acts are inconceivable for the people in the DPRK [Democratic People’s Republic of Korea] who regard such acts as the most disgraceful.”

Sometimes you can judge a book by its cover


1 posted on 10/21/2023 2:20:41 PM PDT by thegagline
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To: thegagline

Why didn’t the Norks keep this POS?


2 posted on 10/21/2023 2:22:49 PM PDT by Responsibility2nd (A truth that’s told with bad intent, Beats all the lies you can invent ~ Wm. Blake)
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To: Responsibility2nd

Obviously the guy was less than useless to them.


3 posted on 10/21/2023 2:26:06 PM PDT by Alberta's Child (If something in government doesn’t make sense, you can be sure it makes dollars.)
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To: thegagline

Are those considered crimes anymore in America ?


4 posted on 10/21/2023 2:26:58 PM PDT by fieldmarshaldj (America Owes Anita Bryant An Enormous Apology)
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To: Responsibility2nd

North Korea has extolled the virtue of having “pure blood.”


5 posted on 10/21/2023 2:29:26 PM PDT by thegagline (Sic semper tyrannis! Goldwater in 2024)
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To: thegagline

North Korea didn’t want him in their country a minute longer and risk possibly polluting the gene-pool


6 posted on 10/21/2023 2:37:39 PM PDT by PGR88
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To: thegagline

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.


7 posted on 10/21/2023 2:41:23 PM PDT by Wilderness Conservative (Nature is the ultimate conservative)
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To: Responsibility2nd

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!


8 posted on 10/21/2023 2:49:05 PM PDT by Polyxene (Out of the depths have I cried unto thee, O Lord. Lord, hear my voice: Psalm 130)
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To: thegagline

Kiddie porn.Ten bucks says that that’s why he jumped the fence.


9 posted on 10/21/2023 2:50:09 PM PDT by Gay State Conservative (Two Words: Banana Republic)
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To: thegagline

Future Army chief of staff.


10 posted on 10/21/2023 2:50:53 PM PDT by Steely Tom ([Voter Fraud] == [Civil War])
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To: thegagline

Too bad he wasn’t disappeared into the “hermit kingdom” never to be heard from again.


11 posted on 10/21/2023 2:58:30 PM PDT by Bon of Babble (What did Socialists use before Candles?..... Electricity)
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To: Gay State Conservative

Not saying he isn’t some kind of sicko, but WHENEVER I see “kiddie porn”, I have to wonder if it was planted.


12 posted on 10/21/2023 3:26:54 PM PDT by BikerJoe
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To: thegagline

Wehn even a place like NK has no use for you...


13 posted on 10/21/2023 3:34:27 PM PDT by simpson96
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To: Responsibility2nd

Because this, “genius” didn’t offer any intelligence of any value.


14 posted on 10/21/2023 3:41:58 PM PDT by Jonty30 (It turns out that I did not buy my cell phone for all the calls I might be missing at home.)
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To: Responsibility2nd

Send him back to North Korea and pay them to keep him in prison for life..


15 posted on 10/21/2023 3:58:54 PM PDT by chopperk
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To: Wilderness Conservative

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?


16 posted on 10/21/2023 4:08:07 PM PDT by desertsolitaire (w)
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To: desertsolitaire

Blacks are not into kiddie porn. Prove me wrong.


17 posted on 10/21/2023 6:12:08 PM PDT by DIRTYSECRET (e allowed )
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To: DIRTYSECRET

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.


18 posted on 10/22/2023 4:08:53 PM PDT by desertsolitaire (w)
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To: Responsibility2nd

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.


19 posted on 09/04/2024 5:56:03 AM PDT by 7thson (I've got a seat at the big conference table! I'm gonna paint my logo on it!)
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