A U.S. soldier was sentenced to 100 years in prison Thursday for the gang rape and murder of an Iraq

Описание: (23 Feb 2007) HEADLINE: Soldier Gets 100 Years for Rape, Killing
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CAPTION: A U.S. soldier was sentenced to 100 years in prison Thursday for the gang rape and murder of an Iraqi girl and the killing of her family last year. (Feb. 23)
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Army Sergeant Paul Cortez and four other soldiers were charged with raping a 14-year-old Iraqi girl in this house in Mahmoudiyah, Iraq.

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Cortez admitted to his part in the crimes. As part of a plea deal, he described the rape and murders. He says...

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after the girl was raped, the soldiers tried to hide the crime by burning her body, then tried to dispose of evidence.

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Cortez admitted he and three other soldiers cooked up the plan to rape the girl while they were drinking and playing cards.

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Thursday, Army judge, Colonel Stephen Henley sentenced Cortez to the maximum of life without parole for the rape of an Iraqi girl.

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Military law allows for a lesser sentence unless Cortez violates the terms of a plea deal. That agreement lowers the jail time for the 24-year old to 100 years in prison and a dishonorable discharge. He is eligible for parole in ten years.

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One of the other soldiers involved has already been sentenced to 90 years in prison after pleading guilty. Two more are still waiting for their courts-martial.

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A fifth soldier who is accused of being the ringleader, is no longer in the Army. He will face charges in a federal court in Kentucky.

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