WASHINGTON (AFP) - A former US soldier has been charged in court with killing four Iraqi civilians, after having raped one of the female murder victims, the Justice Department said.
The government said in a statement that the former soldier, Steven Green, who had served with the US Army's 101st Airborne Division, was arrested on Friday for his alleged involvement in the killings and sexual assault near Mahmudiayh, in Iraq on March 12.
The charges allege that "Green and three other individuals went to a house in the vicinity of Traffic Control Point 1, near Mahmudiayh, to rape one of the adult females living there," the Justice Department said.
"Green allegedly shot and killed an adult male, an adult female and a female child who were present in the house. The charges also allege that after participating in the rape of the second adult female, Green shot and killed her," the statement said.
The 21 year-old ex-soldier had an initial court appearance in a federal court in Charlotte, North Carolina, Monday and is expected to be sent to Kentucky for further proceedings.
If convicted, Green could face the death penalty for the murders and a life sentence for the alleged rape.
http://news.yahoo.com/s/afp/20060703/ts_afp/iraqusmilitaryprobearrest
The government said in a statement that the former soldier, Steven Green, who had served with the US Army's 101st Airborne Division, was arrested on Friday for his alleged involvement in the killings and sexual assault near Mahmudiayh, in Iraq on March 12.
The charges allege that "Green and three other individuals went to a house in the vicinity of Traffic Control Point 1, near Mahmudiayh, to rape one of the adult females living there," the Justice Department said.
"Green allegedly shot and killed an adult male, an adult female and a female child who were present in the house. The charges also allege that after participating in the rape of the second adult female, Green shot and killed her," the statement said.
The 21 year-old ex-soldier had an initial court appearance in a federal court in Charlotte, North Carolina, Monday and is expected to be sent to Kentucky for further proceedings.
If convicted, Green could face the death penalty for the murders and a life sentence for the alleged rape.
http://news.yahoo.com/s/afp/20060703/ts_afp/iraqusmilitaryprobearrest
its only logical i dont understand why they would give jail times ... soo illogical... 
. Allah is the one who knows the truth. It really far away to know the situation of innocent iraqi "children, women and men" and the behavior of U.S solider. A blind can see the treatment of prisoner, not only in Abu Grab, but in the entire world, from Iraq to Afghanistan, But Muslim should not lose their hope; it is a test from Allah. May Allah make all Muslim successful in this test.