Army Pvt. Travis T. King who returned earlier month to the United States after fleeing to North Korea has been detained by the U.S. military, two officials said Thursday evening, according to The Associated Press.
FILE PHOTO: In this photo taken in Seoul on August 16, 2023, a man walks past a television showing a news broadcast featuring a photo of US soldier Travis King , who ran across the border into North Korea while part of a tour group visiting the Demilitarized Zone on South Korea's border on July 18. Travis King defected to North Korea to escape"mistreatment and racial discrimination in the US Army", state media said Wednesday.WASHINGTON — Army Pvt. Travis T.
“We appreciate the hard work of personnel in the Army, United States Forces Korea, and across the Department of Defense, along with our State Department colleagues, to bring Pvt. King back to the United States, and we thank the governments of Sweden and the People’s Republic of China for their assistance,”
King was transferred from China to a U.S. base for a full evaluation and to address any medical or emotional concerns Less than a month later, it was learned that King has been detained by the military and has been charged with desertion and child pornography, according to“A mother knows her son, and I believe something happened to mine while he was deployed,” his mother, Claudine Gates said in a statement obtained byreported that King had already been expected to face disciplinary actions once he was released into the custody of the U.S. after he was released from detention in South Korea.
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