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Army Arraigns Soldier Charged With Rape
FORT CAMPBELL, Ky. (AP) - The Army arraigned a 101st Airborne Division soldier Friday who was charged with raping and killing a 14-year-old Iraqi girl and killing three others in her family. Pfc. Bryan L. Howard is accused of plotting in March to rape and kill the teenager in Mahmoudiya, a village about 20 miles south of Baghdad. Three other soldiers and a former Army private from the division's 502nd Infantry Regiment also face charges related to the attack.Howard deferred entering a plea or scheduling a court-martial during the proceedings at Fort Campbell. Both his attorney, Cpt. Ryan Rosauer, and his father Lynn Howard in the audience, declined to speak to reporters. Two other soldiers accused of rape and murder with him in the attack - Sgt. Paul E. Cortez and Pfc. Jesse V. Spielman - could be given the death sentence if they are convicted, a military judge ruled earlier this month. Both will be arraigned soon, the military said. Former Army private Steve Green also faces rape and murder charges but is being tried in federal court. Posted by: Steve White 2006-10-28 |
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