Article: Abu Ghraib dog handler gets 6 months in jail

Abu Ghraib dog handler gets 6 months in jail

WASHINGTON, March 22 (Xinhua) -- A U.S. military dog handler was sentenced to 6 months in jail Wednesday for abusing detainees at the notorious Abu Ghraib prison in Iraq by terrifying them with a military dog.

A military jury at Fort Meade, Maryland, handed down the sentence a day after convicting Michael J. Smith, 24, on five charges ranging from maltreatment of prisoners, to directing his dog to lick peanut butter off other soldiers' private parts.

The sentence also included forfeiture of all pay and allowances and a dishonorable discharge.

Military prosecutors said that ...

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