Bradley Manning Convicted of Multiple Counts of Espionage
Pfc. Bradley Manning, who stole hundreds of thousands of classified documents and released them to Wikileaks, has been acquitted of “aiding the enemy” but convicted of multiple counts of espionage, and could still face an effective sentence of life in prison.
Manning was convicted of 20 of the remaining 21 counts, including leaking intelligence knowing it would be accessible to the enemy, releasing classified information and disobeying orders.
Aiding the enemy was the most serious charge and carried a potential life sentence.
The judge in Manning’s court-martial, Col. Denise Lind, found that Manning had no intent to provide the enemy with classified information but was negligent in releasing the documents.
The charges of which Manning was convicted carry a total of 154 years in prison. Manning will be sentenced later.