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American couple in Uganda accused of torturing boy plead guilty to lesser charges

American couple in Uganda accused of torturing boy plead guilty to lesser charges

A U.S. couple previously charged in Uganda with aggravated torture and child trafficking pleaded guilty to lesser charges and will now pay a range of fines of up to 105 million shillings ($28,000), according to a court ruling. Nicholas Spencer and his wife Mackenzie Leigh Mathias Spencer, both in their early 30s and from South Carolina, were detained in December last year and initially charged with the graver offences against a 10-year-old boy they had fostered and were living within Kampala, the Ugandan capital. The charge of aggravated child trafficking carries the death penalty in Uganda while aggravated child torture draws a…
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U.S. couple facing child torture charges in Uganda freed on bail

U.S. couple facing child torture charges in Uganda freed on bail

A U.S. couple detained in Uganda since December accused of torturing a 10-year-old boy in their care was granted bail on Wednesday by a court in the capital Kampala. Nicholas Spencer and his wife Mackenzie Leigh Mathias Spencer, both 32 and from South Carolina, were initially charged with aggravated torture and aggravated child trafficking of a boy they had fostered and were living within Kampala. Since their arrest they have also been charged with overstaying a visa and working without a permit, their lawyer, David Mpanga, told Reuters. The offence of aggravated torture of a child in Uganda carries a maximum sentence…
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