Article: US military policewoman faces court-martial for Abu Ghraib scandal

US military policewoman faces court-martial for Abu Ghraib scandal

WASHINGTON, Sept. 27 (Xinhua) -- A US military policewoman photographed holding a naked Iraqi prisoner by a leash at the Abu Ghrabi prison will face a court martial in January on 19 charges, the US Army said Monday.

Private Lynndie England, 21, faces charges including conspiring to commit cruelty and maltreatment of a prisoner, indecent acts with numerous soldiers and wrongfully creating sexually explicit photographs of herself. She could face up to 38 years in jail if convicted by the military court.

The court-martial is scheduled for 17-28 January, said Lt. Gen. John Vines, commander of the Fort Bragg Army base in North ...

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