Compiled by The Associated Press, 17 October 2006
Eleven U.S. soldiers have been convicted of crimes stemming from detainee abuse at the Abu Ghraib prison in Iraq. Among the most prominent:
_ Former Sgt. Santos A. Cardona, an Army military police dog handler from Fullerton, Calif., was convicted of dereliction of duty and aggravated assault for allowing his Belgian shepherd to bark within inches of the face of a kneeling detainee. Cardona was sentenced to 90 days of hard labor with no prison time, reduced in rank one grade to specialist and forfeited $600 a month for 12 months.
_ Pfc. Lynndie England, an MP reservist from Fort Ashby, W. Va., was sentenced to three years in prison after a jury convicted her of conspiracy, maltreating detainees and committing an indecent act.
_ Former Staff Sgt. Ivan Frederick, an MP reservist from Buckingham, Va., was sentenced to 8 1/2 years in prison after pleading guilty to conspiracy, dereliction of duty, maltreatment of detainees and other charges. Frederick said he helped place wires on a detainee's hands and told him he would be electrocuted if he fell while standing on a box.
_ Former Cpl. Charles Graner Jr., an MP reservist from Uniontown, Pa., was sentenced to 10 years in prison for assault, battery, conspiracy, maltreatment, indecent acts and dereliction of duty. Prosecutors described Graner as the ringleader of a group of guards who mistreated detainees.
_ Former Sgt. Michael J. Smith, a military police dog handler from Fort Lauderdale, Fla., was sentenced to 179 days in prison for offenses that included maltreatment, conspiracy and dereliction of duty. The jury convicted Smith of conspiring with dog handler Santos Cardona to frighten detainees.
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Citation: "Soldiers Convicted in Abu Ghraib Scandal," compiled by The Associated Press, 17 October 2006.
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