The US soldier who ran across the border from South to North Korea last year was sentenced Friday to one year in confinement and dishonorable discharge after pleading guilty to charges of desertion and assault.

Travis King, the U.S. soldier who ran across the Demilitarized Zone and into North Korea last year, was sentenced Friday to a prison term that amounts to the time he has already served.

Travis King, the US soldier who fled from South to North Korea last year before being returned home, has been sentenced to one year of confinement and is dishonourably discharged from the military. He faced charges including desertion and assault of a non-commissioned officer.