Italian court upholds Amanda Knox slander conviction

Amanda Knox has been reconvicted of slander for wrongly accusing an innocent man of murdering her roommate Meredith Kercher in 2007. This conviction is a setback for Knox, who had hoped to remove the last legal stain against her during a recent appearance at an Italian tribunal. According to reports, Knox was 20 years old when she and her then-boyfriend were arrested for Kercher's murder, and a long legal saga followed, with the pair being found guilty, acquitted, found guilty again, and finally cleared. Knox has argued that her statements to police during questioning were forced, leading to her wrongful accusations. Despite this conviction, Knox will not serve any additional jail time, as her three-year sentence counts as time already served.