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An American couple living in Uganda since 2017 are facing the death penalty for alleged aggravated torture and trafficking one of their three foster children, according to multiple press reports.
Nicholas Spencer and Macenzie Leigh Mathias Spencer were taken into custody in Kampala on Dec. 9 after neighbors and a domestic worker sounded the alarm about the alleged abuse of their 10-year-old special needs foster son.
A court on Wednesday denied bail and heard that the boy, who is HIV positive, had been “constantly tortured” since 2020, allegedly forced to pose in “awkward positions” with his legs spread apart facing the floor.