A1 The soldiers charged with mistreatment at Abu Graib prison have defended themselves by saying they were simply following orders, but there have been no witnesses and no evidence to back up that central assertion.
In Michigan on Monday, a police officer in the Detroit suburb of Inkster was charged with mistreatment of a prisoner and assault, both felonies, in connection with a January traffic stop in which he hauled a man out of his car and repeatedly punched him in the head.
Trec was charged with the mistreatment of 125 of the animals and found guilty of 100 of those charges by a six-person jury.
Earlier that year, he was charged with a misdemeanor count of mistreatment, neglect or cruelty to animals in El Paso County, Colo., where he lived at one point, records show.
That officer, William Melendez, was fired and is now on trial, charged with misconduct in office and mistreatment of a prisoner, after dashboard camera video of the incident became public.
Some former prisoners who returned to the U.S. were charged with crimes including treason, desertion and mistreatment of fellow prisoners.
Trudeau was charged with first-degree assault, terroristic threats and mistreatment of animals.
Also, the U.S. military said that four soldiers serving in southern Iraq had been charged with "cruelty and maltreatment of subordinates". "The alleged mistreatment consisted of verbal abuse, physical punishment and ridicule of soldiers in their charge," said Lt. Col. Kevin Olson, a spokesman for forces in the southern city of Basra.
The team leader said he would talk to Sergeant Frederick -- who has since been charged with abuse and described as a ringleader of the mistreatment.
"The defendants are charged with criminal offences of war crimes against civilian population, including torture, mistreatment of prisoners, and murder," it said in a statement.
The Crapsers were charged with multiple of counts of child abuse including rape, sexual abuse, and criminal mistreatment.
