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| U.S. woman leaving Peru after 20-year sentence for aiding rebels |
| 2015-12-02 |
[REUTERS] Lori Berenson, a New Yorker once tossed in the clinkInto the paddy wagon wit' yez! in Peru for helping Marxist myrmidons, is returning to the United States with her six-year-old son after finishing a 20-year sentence, her lawyer said Tuesday. Berenson, 46, was making preparations to leave Peru "in coming hours," said Anibal Apari, her attorney and the father of her son. He declined to be more specific. Apari and Berenson met in prison in 1997. He was also an inmate at the time. Berenson was on parole for the past 5 years after spending 15 years in prison. In 1996, Berenson was found guilty of supporting the Tupac Amaru Revolutionary Movement, or MRTA, a guerilla group active in the 1980s and 90s. She was never convicted of participating in violent acts. "She's finished her sentence and is now a free person," said Apari, a former member of MRTA. |
| Posted by:Fred |
| #8 She supports a Marxist group after the fall of communism. Not the brightest bulb. |
| Posted by: rjschwarz 2015-12-02 23:39 |
| #7 #2 NYU professor Home of the Bobcats? Bandera! She purrs out her story (A pvssycat now, and so sorry). The shy Senderista Sez, "Hasta la vista... Now, back to Mao-Maoing Old Glory!" |
| Posted by: Zenobia Floger6220 2015-12-02 19:43 |
| #6 the support she provided for the terrorists was logistical and material she was not just a verbal supporter I think many of the Universities in the US are preparing offers for her to teach 'revolutionary political science' or some such garbage |
| Posted by: lord garth 2015-12-02 15:14 |
| #5 The poor dear will find modern American culture a bit of a shock... not to mention that child rearing is a good deal more expensive -- and unaided -- in Manhattan compared to Peru. |
| Posted by: trailing wife 2015-12-02 11:57 |
| #4 Don't we get a say in whether she gets to come back? Unrepentent bitch |
| Posted by: Frank G 2015-12-02 11:50 |
| #3 Another Redford production? Wonder what hollyweird actress is being signed up now? |
| Posted by: Procopius2k 2015-12-02 11:40 |
| #2 TV interviews, book deal, movie deal and finally a New York State senate run; NYU professor if all fail as expected. |
| Posted by: airandee 2015-12-02 06:47 |
| #1 A lesson in NOT speaking your mind without constitutional protection. |
| Posted by: Skidmark 2015-12-02 06:44 |