American Couple Faces Death Penalty For Child Torture And Trafficking In Uganda
A US couple is facing the death penalty in Uganda after they were hit with an aggravated child trafficking charge - on top of a child torture charge they are already battling. Nicholas Spencer and his wife Mackenzie Leigh Mathias Spencer, both 32, have been in custody in Uganda since December 9 after they were charged with the aggravated torture of a 10-year-old child. The boy, who is HIV positive, was living under their care in a suburb of Kampala. Police said that the couple would force the boy to spend the day barefoot and naked, would often make him squat in awkward positions - with his head facing the floor or his hands spread widely - and that he was only served cold meals from a fridge. The American citizens are being held at Luzira Maximum Security Prison - the country’s only maximum security jail, which houses its death row inmates
Even if US government finds clear evidence that the couple did what they are accused of. They will still apply all US might to have the couple walk free.
US considers it humiliating for its citizens to be prosecuted and punished by an African “shithole” country.