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Man behind anti-Muslim film gets 1 year in prison
http://www.thedenverchannel.com/news/man-behind-antimuslim-film-gets-1-year-in-prison_37221595Man behind anti-Muslim film gets 1 year in prison
Posted: 11/08/2012
Last Updated: 39 minutes ago
By: GREG RISLING, Associated Press
LOS ANGELES - The man behind an anti-Muslim film that led to violence in many parts of the Middle East agreed to spend a year in federal prison for unrelated probation violations, but afterward issued a statement that appeared to reinforce his stern stance against Islam.
The man who calls himself Mark Bassely Youssef and has used numerous aliases speaks English but asked for an Arabic language interpreter on Wednesday, at a hearing that resulted in a plea bargain between his lawyers and federal prosecutors.
Youssef, an Egyptian-born Christian who is a U.S. citizen, sent his attorney out to the courthouse steps with a message for the media: "The one thing he wanted me to tell all of you is President Obama may have gotten Osama bin Laden, but he didn't kill the ideology," attorney Steven Seiden said.
Asked what that meant, Seiden said, "I didn't ask him, and I don't know."
