Former Auschwitz guard convicted as accessory to murder

Former SS sergeant Oskar Groening was found guilty on charges of being an accessory to the murder of 300,000 Jewish people at Auschwitz. The 94-year-old, who said he felt “moral guilt” for his actions, was sentenced to four years in prison. Groening worked as an accountant and oversaw the collection of prisoners’ valuables upon their arrival to the camp. Several Holocaust survivors have expressed their satisfaction that justice was served for them in this case.