Lynndie England

Lynndie Rana England (born November 8, 1982) is a U.S. Army reservist, one of several soldiers convicted by the U.S. Army in connection with the Abu Ghraib prisoner abuse in a Baghdad prison during the Occupation of Iraq.

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November 8 - 1982 - U.S. - Reservist - Soldier - U.S. Army - Abu Ghraib prisoner abuse - Baghdad - Prison - Occupation of Iraq

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England held the rank of Specialist in the 372nd Military Police company while serving in Iraq. Along with other soldiers, she was found guilty of inflicting sexual, physical and psychological abuse on Iraqi prisoners of war.

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Specialist - Military Police - Sexual - Physical - Psychological abuse - Iraqi - Prisoners of war

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England faced a general court-martial in January 2005 on charges of conspiracy to maltreat prisoners and assault consummated by battery. The formal charges did not mention the word "torture" although many commentators have so described her conduct. On April 30, 2005, England agreed to plead guilty to abuse charges. Her plea bargain would have reduced her maximum sentence from 16 years to 11 years had it been accepted by the federal judge. She would have pleaded guilty to four counts of maltreating prisoners, two counts of conspiracy, and one count of dereliction of duty. In exchange, prosecutors would have dropped two other charges, committing indecent acts and failure to obey a lawful order.

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Court-martial - January 2005 - Conspiracy - Assault - Battery - Torture - April 30 - 2005

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On May 4, 2005 Col. James Pohl tossed out her plea bargain as new testimony by now Pvt. Graner suggested that Pfc. England did not know her actions were wrong at the time. This contradicts Pfc. England's statements of May 2, 2005, when she entered her guilty plea. On September 26, 2005, England was convicted of one count of conspiracy, four counts of maltreating detainees and one count of committing an indecent act. She was acquitted on a second conspiracy count.http://www.cnn.com/2005/LAW/09/26/prisoner.abuse.england.ap/index.html England has been sentenced to three years for her crimes and given a dishonorable discharge.

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May 4 - 2005 - May 2 - September 26 - Conspiracy - Indecent

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On September 27, 2005, England apologised for appearing in the pictures, though not for the maltreatment and assault she committed on the prisoners.

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September 27 - 2005

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