Lance Cpl. Joseph Scott Pemberton has been released and deported after the Philippines president excused him for killing trans woman Jennifer Laude in 2014.
Pemberton was sent back to the US on Sunday 13 September after spending six years in prison. He had only served half of his sentence before president Rodrigo Duterte pardoned him last week, saying it was the ‘fair’ thing to do.
Pemberton reportedly said he was ‘extremely grateful’ for release and ‘spent much time contemplating’ his crimes.Pemberton fatally attacked Laude in an Olangapo City hotel after discovering she was transgender.