Charles McArther Emmanuel
| Charles McArther Emmanuel | |
|---|---|
| Born |
February 12, 1978 Boston, Massachusetts, US |
| Other names | Charles Taylor, Jr. Chuckie Taylor Roy M. Belfast, Jr. |
| Criminal penalty | 97 years |
| Criminal status | Imprisoned |
| Parent(s) |
Charles Taylor (Father) Bernice Emmanuel (Mother) |
| Conviction(s) |
Conspiracy Torture |
Charles McArther Emmanuel, also known as Chuckie Taylor (born 1978), is the son of Charles Taylor, the former President of Liberia. Raised by his mother in Florida until he was 17, Taylor Jr. traveled to Liberia in 1994 to live with his father, who in turn enrolled him in the Accra Academy, an elite boarding school in Ghana. He later attended the College of West Africa in Monrovia. During his father's presidency, Emmanuel became the commander of the infamously violent Anti-Terrorist Unit (ATU), commonly known in Liberia as the "Demon Forces". He is currently serving a 97-year sentence back in Florida for his role in human rights violations carried out by the ATU.
Born in 1977 in Boston, Emmanuel lived much of his life in Orlando, Florida, with his mother, Bernice Emmanuel, a college girlfriend of Taylor. Fearful of Taylor's attempting to claim custody of Emmanuel, his mother had his name legally changed to Roy Belfast, Jr., the name of her husband. His house, in a neighborhood described as "middle class," was 9 miles (14 km) away from Universal Orlando Resort. He attended Maynard Evans High School. In 1994, when he was a teenager he was involved in an altercation with deputies of Orange County, Florida. Afterward, Emmanuel moved to Liberia to live with his father, who in turn enrolled him in the Accra Academy, an elite boarding school in Ghana. Emmanuel was expelled, and according to Johnny Dwyer of The Guardian, possession of alcohol and illegal drugs was "reportedly" the reason. He later attended College of West Africa in Monrovia, and the principal of that school also expelled him.
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