American Forces Press Service

WASHINGTON, Oct. 20, 2004 – A soldier pleaded guilty at a Baghdad court-martial today to several charges stemming from events at the Abu Ghraib prison in Iraq.

Army Staff Sgt. Ivan L. Frederick entered guilty pleas on one charge of conspiracy to maltreat detainees, one charge of dereliction of duty for failing to protect detainees from maltreatment, four charges of maltreating detainees, one charge of assaulting a detainee, and one charge of committing an indecent act.

After the military judge accepted Frederick's guilty plea, the trial entered the sentencing phase. The government called one of the detainees who had been abused to testify, and the defense started its case by calling Fredrick, who provided an unsworn statement. The defense also called several witnesses who testified by video teleconferencing.

The trial will continue Oct. 21, with the defense scheduled to call more witnesses.

(From a Multinational Force Iraq news release.)

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Staff Sergeant Sentenced in Detainee Abuse Trial
American Forces Press Service

WASHINGTON, Oct. 21, 2004 – An Army staff sergeant who pleaded guilty to several charges Oct. 20 stemming from detainee abuse at Iraq's Abu Ghraib prison was sentenced at a court-martial in Baghdad today.

A military judge sentenced Staff Sgt. Ivan L. Fredrick to be reduced in rank to private, to forfeit all pay and allowances, to be dishonorably discharged and to be confined for 10 years. As a result of a pretrial agreement, Fredrick's confinement will be reduced to eight years.

The soldier had pleaded guilty to conspiracy, dereliction of duty, maltreatment of detainees, assaulting a detainee and committing an indecent act.

(Based on a Multinational Force Iraq news release.)

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I can say this, I am ashamed of this NCO, he is guilty and should pay the price for his unlawful deeds. I as a retired Sr.NCO in the Army am ashamed of these poor excuse's for NCO's.

one thing for sure is during his ten years he won't be subjected to the same thing.

Your right amvet he will get better treatment than he gave the others. He is still a disgrace to all of the soldiers he led and served with.

agreed, coachman..and there is no telling what kind of damage he did to other troops by the schit he pulled...no telling how much more torture and pain those they capture will have to go through now..

No telling the torture and pain they'd go through? Nope- it is pretty apparent- they get beheaded.

Beheading is execution..although gruesome, not sure it would be considered torture..more a method of murder. Torture is done to prolong the pain and not to kill. There is a difference.

But I honestly don't think that Abu Ghraib will make things worse for any US or other POWS. The damage it has done has been to sway some Iraqi's to have a negative opinion of the US who didn't before..

In the battle for 'hearts and minds' it is a definite loss.