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The Rape and Murder of Abeer
Sexual Abuse and Rape in Iraq
Women in Iraq
Sexual Abuse and the Military
The Rape and Murder of Abeer
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Cortez Still Faces Murder Charges, Desert Dispatch, 19 January 07
Despite a plea agreement in the case of Sgt. Paul E. Cortez, 24, the Barstow native still faces charges of premeditated murder.
GI to Plead Guilty in Iraq Rape-Murder, Associated Press, 19 January 07
The second of five 101st Airborne Division soldiers accused of raping and killing a 14-year-old Iraqi girl along with executing three of her family members last year in Iraq has reached a plea agreement with prosecutors, his attorney said Thursday.
Cortez Pleads Guilty in Iraq Rape, Murder Case, Desert Dispatch, 18 January 07
Barstow native Sgt. Paul E. Cortez, 24, has pleaded guilty to a substantial number of the charges against him.
Iraq Rape Soldier to Plead Guilty, BBC, 18 January 07
Sgt Paul Cortez will no longer face the death penalty and has agreed to co-operate in the trials of three other soldiers, his lawyer said.
Army Giving More Waivers in Recruiting, New York Times, 14 February 07
The number of waivers granted to Army recruits with criminal backgrounds has grown about 65 percent in the last three years, increasing to 8,129 in 2006 from 4,918 in 2003, Department of Defense records show.
GI Linked to Massacre Was Termed Homicidal, Associated Press, 10 January 07
Steven D. Green, an Army private charged with the slaughter of an Iraqi family, was diagnosed as a homicidal threat by a military mental health team three months before the attack.
Judge Orders New Hearing for 101st Soldier Charged With Rape, Murder, Associated Press, 15 December 06
A judge today ordered a new hearing to reconsider evidence against Pfc. Bryan Howard one of four 101st Airborne Division soldiers charged with rape and murder in the death of a 14-year-old Iraqi girl.
No Death Penalty for Airborne Soldier, Associated Press, 15 December 06
The U.S. Army Wednesday dropped the death penalty as a possible sentence for Spielman, a 101st Airborne Division soldier charged with rape and murder.
Attorneys for Soldier Accused of Rape, Murder Ask for Donations, Associated Press, 8 December 06
The family of Pfc. Jesse Spielman, who could be executed if convicted in the rape and murder of a 14-year-old Iraqi girl, wants help paying his legal bills, say his defense attorneys.
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