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