An Army private who fled to North Korea before being returned home to the United States last month has been detained by the U.S. military, two officials said Thursday night, and is facing charges including desertion and possessing sexual images of a child.
Yes. the disciplinary charges were specifically for the CSAM mentioned in the lede. Which is why he ran. Which… how… useless… do you have to be for NK to not want you to defect?
Not to bring this into it, but I would not be surprised if the ethnostate of North Korea didn’t want a black person living there. I’m guessing obviously, but I think that would be a factor.
After all-
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Abortion_in_North_Korea
If they don’t want half-Chinese babies growing up in North Korea, I’m guessing a black guy isn’t going to be especially welcome.
The irony here, is that his justification for asylum was… his commanders were racist.
They like Dennis Rodman, but only for the novelty factor of seeing a black man they’ve been told is a famous basketball player.