Former Obama aide charged with crimes against children – media — RT World News
A former adviser to US leaders has been charged with possessing indecent images and arranging to commit a sex crime in the UK.
A former White House aide who advised then US President Barack Obama and Secretary of State Hillary Clinton on counter-terrorism initiatives has been charged with sex crimes against children in the UK.
Merciful “archer” Shy, 46, was summoned on Friday at Luton Crown Court near London. He faces charges of possessing indecent images of children and arranging to commit a sexual crime against children, according to local media reports. The New Jersey resident was arrested in late February and has been jailed at HMP Bedford awaiting court proceedings.
Another court hearing is scheduled for next June for Shi, who has not yet entered a plea to the charges against him, the Daily Mail reported. mentioned. His case is scheduled to go to trial in August.
The defendant held multiple roles in the Obama administration, including coordinating U.S. government efforts to combat Taliban and al-Qaeda terrorists. He was a senior advisor at the US Treasury Department from 2008 to 2014, where he worked to disrupt terrorist financing and help allies abroad impose sanctions on hostile governments. He also advised the Pentagon's chiefs of staff.
Shai's LinkedIn page, which has been deleted, said he was advising the NATO-led International Security Assistance Force (ISAF) in Afghanistan. He studied at Columbia University in New York, and it was said that he recently worked at the giant American banking group, Citigroup. A company spokesperson told the Daily Mail that Shi is no longer an employee of Citigroup.
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