Editors note: sections of this story contains graphic details of murder and violence.

A man from Stark County has been indicted for his alleged role in the 1994 Rwandan Genocide, which left more than 800,000 people dead.

Eric Tabaro Nshimiye, 52, of Uniontown was indicted on four counts of perjury, one count of obstruction of justice and one count of engaging in a scheme to conceal material information form authorities. 

Nshimiye was a medical student at the University of Rwanda campus in Butare, Rwanda in the early 90's.

During that time, the country had a significant racial division and was composed of 85% Hutus and 14% Tutsis.

He was a member of the MRND political party, the ruling party of Rwanda, which was also primarily Hutus. The party triggered a genocide of the Tutsi people after the Hutu president's plane was shot down.

It is considered to be one of the worst genocides in modern history, according to the United States Department of Justice.

The department adds that Nshimiye is accused of killing Tutsi men, women and children by striking them on the head with a nail studded club and a hacking them up with a machete. 

Specific instances of Nshimiye's actions are documented, including the murder of a 14-year-old boy and a man who made doctor's coats at the university Nshimiye studied at.

He fled the country in 1994 and eventually found his way to Ohio, where he continued to deny his involvement in the genocide to get a permanent residence and U.S. citizenship. He's lived in Ohio since 1995, the department said in a news release.

In 2017, Nshimiye was called to testify on behalf of another man implicated in the genocide, Jean Leonard Teganya. There, he said neither he nor Teganya participated in the genocide. Yeganya was later convicted for his role in 2019.

If convicted, Nshimiye sees the possibility of prison time up to five years for each county of perjury and three years of supervised release. He could face 10 years in prison for obstruction of justice with three years of supervised release. All counts have a fine of up to $250,000 he may be required to pay.

He will appear at a court in Boston at a later date, according to the department.