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US Missionary: NKorean Captors Sexually Abused Me

(Oct. 28) -- An evangelical activist imprisoned in North Korea for six weeks after illegally entering the country late last year says he was subjected to sexual abuse and other extreme torture at the hands of his captors. Robert Park, an American of Korean descent from Tucson, Ariz., crossed the border from China to North...

Carter Home With American Released by NKorea

(Aug. 27) -- Former President Jimmy Carter arrived home in the United States with freed prisoner Aijalon Gomes this afternoon after securing a pardon from North Korea for the American teacher who had been jailed there since January. Gomes' family members embraced the two after they stepped off Carter's plane in...

Carter Helps Secure Release of American Jailed in North Korea

SEOUL, South Korea (Aug. 26) -- Former U.S. President Jimmy Carter flew out of North Korea on a private jet Friday after securing a special pardon for an American who had been jailed in the communist country since January. Carter and Aijalon Gomes, 31, were expected to arrive in Boston later Friday, Carter Center...

Background on aijalon gomes

Aijalon Mahli Gomes (b. 1979) is an American teacher from Boston, Massachusetts. On January 25, 2010, he was detained in North Korea for illegally entering the country.

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