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U.S. soldier who crossed into North Korea sentenced to time served

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Travis King pleaded guilty to five charges: One count of desertion, one count of assault on a non-commissioned officer, and three counts of disobeying a lawful order.

He was sentenced by a military judge to 12 months in prison for desertion and one month on each of the four other counts.

King has served 338 days in the U.S. and spent 63 days in North Korea .