Bowe Bergdahl Will Be Charged with Desertion

Sergeant Bowe Bergdahl has been charged with desertion and misbehavior before the enemy, according to multiple media reports this afternoon:

JUST IN: Attorney tells @ABC News that Army has informed him that Sgt. Bowe Bergdahl will be charged with desertion. pic.twitter.com/aKHFrsd7jp

— ABC News (@ABC) March 25, 2015

Sgt Bowe Bergdahl will be charged with desertion & misbehavior before the enemy, Bergdahl’s attorney &a Congressional source tell @CNN

— Conor Finnegan (@cjf39) March 25, 2015

BREAKING: Bergdahl's lawyer says he's being charged w/ desertion and misbehaviour before the enemy. Says 'premature' to say how he'll plea

— Raf Sanchez (@rafsanchez) March 25, 2015

The U.S. Army is expected to make the announcement official later this afternoon.

Bergdahl, of course, was released by the Taliban last year in a prisoner swap. The United States released five detainees from Gitmo in exchange, a move that garnered widespread criticism.

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Bergdahl himself came under much scrutiny after members of his platoon publicly called him a deserter, and at the time was reportedly being investigated for colluding with his Taliban captors.

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