The regional court in Munich found Demjanjuk guilty of assisting in mass murder as a guard at the Sobibor death camp in Poland . He was charged Thursday in the murder of tens of thousands of people . The 91-year - old Ukraine native was sentenced to 20 years in prison . The former Ohio auto dealer was released pending an appeal . German prison officials had to find him a nursing home on short notice .
He was charged Thursday in the murder of tens of thousands of people . The 91-year - old Ukraine native was sentenced to 20 years in prison . The former Ohio auto dealer was released pending an appeal . German prison officials had to find him a nursing home on short notice .