SENTENCED BY DENVER JUDGE TO 67 YEARS FOR TORTURING PRISONERS AFTER FAILED AFRICAN COUP

A federal judge in Denver sentenced Michael Sang Correa to more that 67 years in prison for torturing prisoners after a failed coup attempt in the African nation of The Gambia two decades ago.

Correa, 46, who resided in the Denver area, was a member of the Gambian armed forces. He was tried under the U.S. Torture Act of 1994. 

"Correa’s actions included burning victims’ flesh with molten plastic and subjecting them to repeated, vicious beatings over the course of weeks using a variety of weapons," federal prosecutors said.

The case marks the first conviction of a non-U.S. national on federal torture charges, prosecutors said.