Chuckie Taylor Jr. Guilty of Torture

Illustration via Rolling Stone The first case brought against a U.S. citizen for committing torture abroad ended with a guilty verdict today from a federal jury in Miami. The verdict marks the end of Charles "Chuckie" Taylor Jr.'s long strange journey from suburban Orlando teenager and wannabe rapper to leader...
By Tim ElfrinkOctober 30, 2008
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The first case brought against a U.S. citizen for committing torture abroad ended with a guilty verdict today from a federal jury in Miami.

The verdict marks the end of Charles “Chuckie” Taylor Jr.’s long strange journey from suburban Orlando teenager and wannabe rapper to leader of the raping and pillaging “Demon Forces,” the security team for his father, Charles Taylor, former dictator of Liberia.

Taylor Jr. could face a life sentence. His dad awaits his own trail for war crimes at The Hague.

— Tim Elfrink

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Tim Elfrink is a former investigative reporter and managing editor for Miami New Times. He has won the George Polk Award and was a finalist for the Goldsmith Prize for Investigative Reporting.

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