Paroled American Berenson Arrives in US [View all]
By FRANK BAJAK and SAMANTHA HENRY Associated Press
NEWARK, N.J. December 20, 2011 (AP)
Paroled American Lori Berenson, who stirred international controversy when she was convicted of aiding Peruvian guerrillas, arrived in the United States Tuesday morning for her first visit home since Peruvian authorities arrested her in 1995.
Berenson's plane touched down at Newark Liberty International Airport in New Jersey around 7:35 a.m. After going through customs, the 42-year-old did not speak to reporters as she and her 2-year-old son were escorted by Port Authority police to a black sedan with New York plates. They were joined by Berenson's mother, and the boy looked with wonderment at the gaggle of reporters and flashing cameras.
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Berenson's departure capped three days of confusion after Peruvian authorities had prevented her from boarding a flight to New York on Friday despite a court approval allowing her to leave.
The authorities said Berenson, who had served 15 years on an accomplice to terrorism conviction before her parole last year, lacked an additional document.
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