RALEIGH, N.C. (AP) - A Marine who was reported abducted in Iraq and later turned up in his native Lebanon was charged Thursday with desertion, the latest twist in a story that included the broadcast last summer of the man's picture, purportedly showing him in captivity.
Cpl. Wassef Ali Hassoun was charged following a five-month investigation into his June disappearance from a U.S. military camp near Fallujah, Iraq, according to a statement from the 4th Marine Expeditionary Brigade at Camp Lejeune.
Hassoun, of West Jordan, Utah, is accused of taking unauthorized leave from the unit where he served as an Arabic interpreter.
During fighting last month in Fallujah, U.S. troops recovered Hassoun's personal belongings in a box on the third floor of a three-story commercial building. The property included an identification card, a uniform and a book.
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