Travis T. King, the American soldier who returned to the United States last month after crossing into North Korea in July, has been charged in military court with multiple offenses, including desertion, assaulting other soldiers and child pornography.
Private King, 23, is being held at a civilian jail just outside Fort Bliss, near El Paso, according to a family spokesman.
He was moved there from Fort Sam Houston, near San Antonio, where he had been undergoing reintegration procedures.
The charges were filed on Sunday by officials at Fort Bliss.
Private King was made aware of them on Wednesday, the family spokesman said.
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