国际英语资讯:Accused kidnapper of Chinese scholar pleads not guilty
<p><span word="CHICAGO">CHICAGO</span>, <span word="July">July</span> 20-- <span word="Brendt">Brendt</span> <span word="Christensen">Christensen</span>, <span word="the">the</span> <span word="accused">accused</span> <span word="kidnapper">kidnapper</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="Chinese">Chinese</span> <span word="scholar">scholar</span> <span word="Zhang">Zhang</span> <span word="Yingying">Yingying</span>, <span word="pleaded">pleaded</span> <span word="not">not</span> <span word="guilty">guilty</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="charges">charges</span> <span word="against">against</span> <span word="him">him</span> <span word="on">on</span> <span word="Thursday">Thursday</span> <span word="during">during</span> <span word="his">his</span> <span word="arraignment">arraignment</span> <span word="at">at</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="federal">federal</span> <span word="court">court</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="Midwest">Midwest</span> <span word="U">U</span>.<span word="S">S</span>. <span word="state">state</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="Illinois">Illinois</span>.</p><p><span word="The">The</span> <span word="arraignment">arraignment</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="federal">federal</span> <span word="courthouse">courthouse</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="Urbana">Urbana</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="Illinois">Illinois</span> <span word="lasted">lasted</span> <span word="not">not</span> <span word="more">more</span> <span word="than">than</span> <span word="five">five</span> <span word="minutes">minutes</span>, <span word="and">and</span> <span word="Christensen">Christensen</span> <span word="broke">broke</span> <span word="his">his</span> <span word="silence">silence</span>, <span word="speaking">speaking</span> <span word="some">some</span> <span word="time">time</span> <span word="during">during</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="proceeding">proceeding</span>.</p><p><span word="As">As</span> <span word="expected">expected</span>, <span word="Christensen">Christensen</span> <span word="pleaded">pleaded</span> <span word="not">not</span> <span word="guilty">guilty</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="his">his</span> <span word="third">third</span> <span word="appearance">appearance</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="less">less</span> <span word="than">than</span> <span word="three">three</span> <span word="weeks">weeks</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="U">U</span>.<span word="S">S</span>. <span word="Magistrate">Magistrate</span> <span word="Judge">Judge</span> <span word="Eric">Eric</span> <span word="Long">Long</span>'<span word="s">s</span> <span word="crowded">crowded</span> <span word="courtroom">courtroom</span>.</p><p><span word="In">In</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="statement">statement</span>, <span word="Christensen">Christensen</span>'<span word="s">s</span> <span word="attorney">attorney</span> <span word="Anthony">Anthony</span> <span word="Bruno">Bruno</span> <span word="said">said</span>: "<span word="he">he</span>'<span word="s">s</span> <span word="demanded">demanded</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="jury">jury</span> <span word="trial">trial</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="he">he</span> <span word="plans">plans</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="persist">persist</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="his">his</span> <span word="plea">plea</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="not">not</span> <span word="guilty">guilty</span>."</p><p><span word="Asked">Asked</span> <span word="about">about</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="worldwide">worldwide</span> <span word="attention">attention</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="case">case</span> <span word="has">has</span> <span word="received">received</span>, <span word="Bruno">Bruno</span> <span word="said">said</span>: "<span word="bad">bad</span> <span word="things">things</span> <span word="happen">happen</span> <span word="everywhere">everywhere</span>. <span word="Nowhere">Nowhere</span> <span word="else">else</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="U">U</span>.<span word="S">S</span>. <span word="is">is</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="person">person</span> <span word="from">from</span> <span word="China">China</span> <span word="more">more</span> <span word="welcome">welcome</span>."</p><p><span word="Bruno">Bruno</span> <span word="said">said</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="case">case</span> <span word="could">could</span> <span word="go">go</span> <span word="on">on</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="year">year</span> <span word="or">or</span> <span word="more">more</span>.</p><p><span word="U">U</span>.<span word="S">S</span>. <span word="lawyer">lawyer</span> <span word="Wang">Wang</span> <span word="Zhidong">Zhidong</span>, <span word="who">who</span> <span word="has">has</span> <span word="been">been</span> <span word="offering">offering</span> <span word="legal">legal</span> <span word="support">support</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="Zhang">Zhang</span> <span word="family">family</span> <span word="on">on</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="voluntary">voluntary</span> <span word="basis">basis</span>, <span word="said">said</span> <span word="outside">outside</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="court">court</span>, "<span word="this">this</span> <span word="result">result</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="not">not</span> <span word="unexpected">unexpected</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="case">case</span> <span word="enters">enters</span> <span word="into">into</span> <span word="another">another</span> <span word="stage">stage</span>."</p><p><span word="Christensen">Christensen</span>'<span word="s">s</span> <span word="next">next</span> <span word="pretrial">pretrial</span> <span word="hearing">hearing</span> <span word="was">was</span> <span word="set">set</span> <span word="for">for</span> 2:45 <span word="p">p</span>.<span word="m">m</span>. <span word="on">on</span> <span word="August">August</span> 28, <span word="and">and</span> <span word="his">his</span> <span word="trial">trial</span> <span word="date">date</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="set">set</span> <span word="for">for</span> <span word="Sept">Sept</span>. 12.</p><p><span word="FBI">FBI</span> <span word="officials">officials</span> <span word="also">also</span> <span word="say">say</span> <span word="they">they</span> <span word="don">don</span>'<span word="t">t</span> <span word="believe">believe</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="Zhang">Zhang</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="alive">alive</span> <span word="at">at</span> <span word="this">this</span> <span word="point">point</span>. <span word="Law">Law</span> <span word="enforcement">enforcement</span> <span word="agencies">agencies</span> <span word="are">are</span> <span word="still">still</span> <span word="searching">searching</span> <span word="for">for</span> <span word="Zhang">Zhang</span>'<span word="s">s</span> <span word="location">location</span>.</p><p><span word="Zhang">Zhang</span>, <span word="a">a</span> <span word="visiting">visiting</span> <span word="scholar">scholar</span> <span word="at">at</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="University">University</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="Illinois">Illinois</span> <span word="at">at</span> <span word="Urbana">Urbana</span>-<span word="Champaign">Champaign</span> (<span word="UIUC">UIUC</span>), <span word="was">was</span> <span word="last">last</span> <span word="seen">seen</span> <span word="entering">entering</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="black">black</span> <span word="Saturn">Saturn</span> <span word="Astra">Astra</span> <span word="car">car</span> <span word="driven">driven</span> <span word="by">by</span> 28-<span word="year">year</span>-<span word="old">old</span> <span word="Brendt">Brendt</span> <span word="Christensen">Christensen</span> <span word="on">on</span> <span word="June">June</span> 9.</p>
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