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Female soldier charged with abusing Iraqi prisoners
Army Private First Class Lynndie England, shown in photographs smiling and pointing at naked Iraqi prisoners, was charged by the military with assaulting the detainees and conspiring to mistreat them.
Army Private First Class Lynndie England, shown in photographs smiling and pointing at naked Iraqi prisoners, was charged by the military with assaulting the detainees and conspiring to mistreat them.
England, 21, faces four allegations, a statement from the XVIII Airborne Corps said here yesterday.
Six soldiers have already been charged with crimes in the abuse of Iraqi prisoners and seven were reprimanded.
In addition to the known abuse cases and at least 25 prisoner deaths already reported, the military is investigating 42 potential cases of misconduct against civilians that occurred outside prisons in Iraq, Afghanistan and nearby countries.
England was accused of "assaulting Iraqi detainees on multiple occasions;" conspiring with another soldier, Spc. Charles Graner, to mistreat the prisoners; committing an indecent act.
England was also accused of committing acts "that were prejudicial to good order and discipline and were of nature to bring discredit upon the armed forces through her mistreatment of Iraqi detainees."
The charges must be taken up in an investigation before they can be sent to a general court-martial.
No lawyer has been appointed yet to represent England, according to Col. Billy Buckner, a spokesman for the division.
