After an email from the Ethiopian journalist in the US was found in their possession, these young men were also arrested and later charged with applying for "a terror" when in fact the training was about Internet safety and security. 
Kukutwa na barua pepe kutoka kwa mwandishi huyo aliyekuwa Marekani lilikuwa kosa kubwa na vijana hawa walikamatwa na kushitakiwa kwa kosa la kutuma maombi ya "kushiriki mafunzo ya ugaidi" wakati ukweli ni kuwa mafunzo hayo yalihusiana na usalama wa mtandao wa intaneti kwa watumiaji.