Charles McArthur Emmanuel

The son of former Liberian president Charles Taylor, Charles McArthur Emmanuel, is being tried for torture. Emmanuel is a U.S. citizen and allegedly tortured individuals while in Liberia working for his father. Emmanuel is being tried under a U.S. law that makes it illegal to commit torture while overseas. This is the first time that the law has been tested. If convicted, he faces life in prison.¹

Fast Facts

1. Also known as "Chuckie" or Charles Taylor, Jr.²
2. Born: Boston, MA¹
3. Age: 31 (in 2008)²
4. Allegedly led a paramilitary group known as the "Demon Forces"¹
5. Allegedly committed acts of torture ¹
6. Arrested in 2006 in Miami International Airport¹
7. A descendant of North American slaves that colonized Liberia³

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