{"id":2074324,"date":"2023-10-20T14:43:02","date_gmt":"2023-10-20T18:43:02","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/travis-king-army-soldier-who-fled-to-north-korea-charged-with-desertion\/"},"modified":"2023-10-20T14:45:26","modified_gmt":"2023-10-20T18:45:26","slug":"travis-king-army-soldier-who-fled-to-north-korea-charged-with-desertion","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/travis-king-army-soldier-who-fled-to-north-korea-charged-with-desertion\/","title":{"rendered":"Travis King, Army deserter, faces charges"},"content":{"rendered":"<aside class=\"mashsb-container mashsb-main mashsb-stretched\"><div class=\"mashsb-box\"><div class=\"mashsb-count mash-medium\" style=\"&quot;\"><div class=\"counts mashsbcount\">12<\/div><span class=\"mashsb-sharetext\">SHARES<\/span><\/div><div class=\"mashsb-buttons\"><a class=\"mashicon-facebook mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/sharer.php?u=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.conservativenewsdaily.net%2Fbreaking-news%2Ftravis-king-army-soldier-who-fled-to-north-korea-charged-with-desertion%2F\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Facebook<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-twitter mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/intent\/tweet?text=&amp;url=https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/?p=2074324&amp;via=ConservNewsDly\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Twitter<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-subscribe mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"#\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Subscribe<\/span><\/a><div class=\"onoffswitch2 mash-medium mashsb-noshadow\" style=\"display:none\"><\/div><\/div>\n            <\/div>\n                <div style=\"clear:both\"><\/div><\/aside>\n            <!-- Share buttons by mashshare.net - Version: 4.0.47--><p><!DOCTYPE html PUBLIC \"-\/\/W3C\/\/DTD HTML 4.0 Transitional\/\/EN\" \"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/TR\/REC-html40\/loose.dtd\"><br \/>\n<?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><html><body><\/p>\n<div class=\"entry-content\">\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">In this photo taken\u2062 in \u200cSeoul on August 16, 2023, a man \u2062walks past \u200da television showing a news broadcast featuring a photo of US soldier \u200bTravis King (C), who\u200d ran across \u200bthe \u2064border into North Korea while part of a\u2063 tour group visiting the Demilitarized Zone \u2063on \u2064South \u2063Korea\u2019s border\u2062 on July 18. Travis King defected to North Korea to escape \u201cmistreatment and racial discrimination in the US Army\u201d, \u2064state\u200b media said Wednesday, Pyongyang\u2019s first official confirmation\u200d they were holding\u200c the\u200c American soldier. (Photo \u2063by ANTHONY WALLACE\/AFP \u200cvia\u2063 Getty Images)<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>OAN\u2019s <a href=\"https:\/\/www.oann.com\/tag\/james-meyers\">James Meyers<\/a><br \/>11:42 AM \u2013 Friday, October 20, 2023<\/p>\n<p>A United States Army soldier who \u2063fled to North\u2063 Korea has been \u2062charged by the Army \u2062with multiple crimes. <\/p>\n<div id=\"div-gpt-ad-1663871513696-art-3\" style=\"min-width: 320px; min-height: 50px; text-align: center;\">  \t<script>  \t\tgoogletag.cmd.push(function() { googletag.display('div-gpt-ad-1663871513696-art-3'); });  \t<\/script>  <\/div>\n<div class=\"ad-slot__ad-label\">Advertisement<\/div>\n<\/p>\n<p>According to \u200cdocuments obtained by <em>NBC News<\/em>, Pvt.\u200d 2nd\u2062 Class Travis King has\u200d been charged with deserting, assaulting fellow soldiers and soliciting child pornography. <\/p>\n<p>King was \u2064 <a rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" href=\"https:\/\/www.oann.com\/newsroom\/u-s-soldier-travis-king-is-in-american-custody-after-two-months-of-detainment-in-north-korea\/\" data-type=\"link\" data-id=\"https:\/\/www.oann.com\/newsroom\/u-s-soldier-travis-king-is-in-american-custody-after-two-months-of-detainment-in-north-korea\/\" target=\"_blank\">expelled by North Korea\u2062 in September<\/a> and was taken into U.S. custody in China. His \u2062release came two months\u200d after he ran \u2064across \u200bthe \u2063border between North\u2063 and \u200dSouth \u2063Korea, where he was stationed at\u200d the time.<\/p>\n<p>In total, King has been charged \u2062with eight counts under the Uniform Code of Military Justice (UCMJ). \u2063The <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/travis-king-army-soldier-who-fled-to-north-korea-charged-with-desertion\/\" title=\"Travis King, Army deserter, faces charges\">charges \u2062include making false statements<\/a> \u200cand disobeying superior officers. <\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"wp-block-quote\">\n<p>The Army soldier has also been\u200c accused of \u2062soliciting\u200b a Snapchat user in July 2023 to \u2064\u201cknowingly and willingly\u200b produce child \u2064pornography.\u201d<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<blockquote class=\"wp-block-quote\">\n<p>However, according to\u200c a statement from\u2063 King\u2019s mother, Claudine Gates, asked that her son \u200d\u201cbe afforded the presumption of innocence.\u201d<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<blockquote class=\"wp-block-quote\">\n<p>\u201cThe man I raised, the \u2064man I dropped off at \u200dboot camp, the man who spent the holidays\u2063 with me before deploying did not\u200d drink,\u201d Gates said. \u201cA mother knows her son, and I believe something \u2062happened to mine while he \u2063was deployed. The Army\u200c promised to\u2062 investigate what happened at Camp Humphreys, and I await \u2064the results.\u201d<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<blockquote class=\"wp-block-quote\">\n<p>At the time of the detainment of \u2063King, North Korea\u2019s\u200c state \u200cmedia reported that the Army soldier confessed to crossing into the North because of \u201cinhuman maltreatment \u2064and racial discrimination within\u200d the U.S. Army.\u201d<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<blockquote class=\"wp-block-quote\">\n<p>\u201cDuring the investigation, \u200cTravis King confessed \u2064that\u200c he had decided to \u200bcome over to the \u200cDPRK as he harbored ill feeling against inhuman\u200c maltreatment and racial discrimination within the U.S. Army,\u201d state media outlet \u200cKorean Central\u2062 News Agency (KCNA) reported. \u200c\u201cHe also expressed his willingness to seek \u200crefuge in the \u200dDPRK or a third country, saying that he was disillusioned at \u200cthe unequal American society.\u201d<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p>Details about \u2064King\u2019s treatment in North Korea have been kept at a minimum and\u2063 his\u200b decision \u200bto flee to North Korea\u2063 has not yet been \u200bpublicly explained.<\/p>\n<p>Stay informed! Receive \u200dbreaking news \u200bblasts directly\u2064 to your \u2062inbox for free. Subscribe here. <a href=\"https:\/\/www.oann.com\/alerts\">https:\/\/www.oann.com\/alerts<\/a><\/p>\n<\/p>\n<div id=\"div-gpt-ad-1663871513696-art-4\" style=\"min-width: 320px; min-height: 50px; text-align: center;\">  \t<script>  \t\tgoogletag.cmd.push(function() { googletag.display('div-gpt-ad-1663871513696-art-4'); });  \t<\/script>  <\/div>\n<div class=\"ad-slot__ad-label\">Advertisement<\/div>\n<p class=\"dpsp-share-text\" style=\"margin-bottom:10px\"> \t\t \t\tShare this post!\t<\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<div class=\"entry-content\">\n<p>President Biden calls for peace in Gaza, while also \u200dpromoting lethal aid to Ukraine.<\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<div class=\"entry-content\">\n<p>Sidney Powell pleads guilty in the Georgia\u2063 Election Case, \u2064the U.S.\u2063 Navy shoots down a missile from Yemen\u2019s Houthi Rebels and the Jim Jordan for Speaker push continues.<\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<div class=\"entry-content\">\n<p>This \u200cweek, the world\u2063 witnessed a\u2064 remarkable operation as nearly 300 trapped American citizens were safely flown out\u2064 of Israel to Florida\u200d amid the Israel-Hamas \u2062war. <\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<div class=\"entry-content\">\n<p>Radical leftist Hamas supporters gather at the\u200c Capitol led by Representatives Rashida \u2064Tlaib and Cori Bush. <\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<div class=\"entry-content\">\n<p>Elon\u200b Musk said the social media platform X \u200bwill soon launch two new tiers of premium subscriptions.<\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<div class=\"entry-content\">\n<p>Bitcoin jumped on Friday \u2062above $30,000 for first time \u200dsince July,\u2063 taking\u2063 gains for\u2063 the week past 10%.<\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<div class=\"entry-content\">\n<p>Meta and TikTok\u200c have \u2062been given a \u2063week to\u200b provide details on measures taken to counter the spread of terrorist,\u200c violent content and hate \u2064speech on their platforms.<\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<div class=\"entry-content\">\n<p>Netflix increased subscription prices for some streaming plans as it shattered expectations for new customers.<\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<p> rnrn  <\/p>\n<h2> What is King&#8217;s mother&#8217;s perspective \u200bon his situation and what does she believe happened\u2064 to him\u2064 while he was deployed<\/h2>\n<p><span>  \u2063 A United States Army soldier who fled to North \u200dKorea has\u200b been charged with multiple crimes, according to documents obtained by NBC News. Pvt. 2nd Class Travis King has been charged with deserting,\u2062 assaulting fellow soldiers, and soliciting child pornography.<\/p>\n<p>King was \u200bexpelled by \u200cNorth Korea \u200din September and was taken into U.S. custody in China. His release came two months\u2064 after he ran across the border between North and South Korea, where he was stationed at the time.<\/p>\n<p>In total, King has been charged with eight counts under the Uniform Code of Military\u200d Justice (UCMJ), including making false\u2062 statements and\u200c disobeying superior officers. He has also\u200c been accused of soliciting a Snapchat user in July\u200d 2023 to produce child pornography.<\/p>\n<p>However, King&#8217;s mother, Claudine Gates, has\u2063 asked\u200b that her son be afforded the presumption of innocence. She \u200dstated, &#8220;The man I\u2064 raised, the man I dropped off at boot camp, the man who \u2062spent the holidays with me before deploying \u200cdid not drink. A mother knows her son, and I believe something happened \u2064to\u2064 mine while he was \u2064deployed. The Army promised to investigate what happened at Camp Humphreys, and I\u2062 await \u2062the results.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p>At the time of\u2064 King&#8217;s detainment, North Korea&#8217;s state\u2063 media \u2062reported that he \u2062confessed to\u200b crossing into the North due to &#8220;inhuman maltreatment and racial \u2064discrimination within the U.S.\u2064 Army.&#8221; According to the Korean Central News Agency\u2062 (KCNA), King expressed his willingness to seek \u200brefuge in the DPRK or \u200ca third country, stating \u2064that he was disillusioned with the unequal American society.<\/p>\n<p>Details about King&#8217;s treatment in North Korea \u2064have been kept to\u200d a minimum,\u2064 and his decision to flee to North Korea has \u2064not yet been publicly \u2063explained.<\/p>\n<p>It is important to note that these charges are allegations at this stage, and King should be considered innocent\u2062 until \u2063proven guilty. Further investigations will shed more\u2063 light\u200d on the circumstances surrounding his actions and the events that\u200c transpired during his time in North Korea.<\/p>\n<p>Stay informed with the latest breaking news by subscribing to <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/republican-cory-mills-rescues-32-americans-trapped-in-israel-wh-silent-on-evacuation-flights\/\" title=\"GOP's Cory Mills saves 32 Americans in Israel, White House mum on rescue flights.\">receive news blasts directly<\/a>\u2064 to your \u200cinbox for free.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>King, a US soldier, is seen on a news broadcast in Seoul. 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