USA v. Roy M. Belfast, Jr. - Court of Appeals - 11th Circuit

men drove him to Yeaten’s house. Once there, Kamara was stripped naked and
made to lie face down in the garage, where he was guarded by a group of ten- to
twelve-year-old boys armed with automatic weapons. On the general’s orders, the
boys put a hot, bright spotlight close to Kamara’s face and told him not to close or
move his eyes; Kamara was forced to stay in that position for hours and was beaten
if he blinked. The light, which caused Kamara great pain, was shone continually in
his face over a three-day confinement at the general’s home.
Later, Yeaten again asked Kamara why he was there; when Kamara again
responded that he did not know, Yeaten ordered him to bend over, inserted an
electrical prod into his anus, and shocked him. The electrical shock traveled all
over Kamara’s body, including, by his account, through his brain, and made him
feel like he was going to die. Yeaten also shocked Kamara’s penis with the
electrical prod, and then kicked and beat him with the butt of a gun. Later, after
declaring which parts of Kamara’s body they were going to eat, the child soldiers
further beat Kamara, who by that time was incapable of the slightest resistance as a
result of the unremitting abuse.
The next day, the defendant Emmanuel arrived at Yeaten’s home with
bodyguards and armed, uniformed men. Emmanuel asked Kamara if he was ready
to talk; Kamara replied that he did not know what to say. Emmanuel then told his
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