GI gets 100 years for raping, killing 14 yr old girl.

[uscitizen]

GI Sentenced to 100 Years in Prison for Raping, Killing 14-Year Old Iraqi Girl

Thursday, February 22, 2007


FORT CAMPBELL, Ky. — 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.

Sgt. Paul E. Cortez, 24, also was given a dishonorable discharge. He will be eligible for parole in 10 years under the terms of his plea agreement.

Cortez, of Barstow, Calif., pleaded guilty this week to four counts of felony murder, rape and conspiracy to rape in a case considered among the worst atrocities by U.S. military personnel in Iraq.

In his plea agreement, he said he conspired with three other soldiers from the Fort Campbell-based 101st Airborne Division to rape 14-year-old Abeer Qassim al-Janabi. The girl, her parents and a younger sister were all killed

http://www.foxnews.com/story/0,2933,253911,00.html

 

[Damocles]

Good.

 

[uscitizen]

But eligable for parole in 10 years....

 

[Care4all]

Is this the incident where our government covered it up for over a year?

 

[uscitizen]

Yep and the one that some on here and several on the old board denied happened.

 

[Care4all]

WHAT? eligible for parole in 10 years for rape and mass murder...

let alone what these guys did to SHAME America and our troops!

gees louise....

 

[uscitizen]

I personally think he should have been hanged in front of the troops to send a message that this behaviour is not tolerated.

 

[Damocles]

But eligable for parole in 10 years....

Bad.

 

[Jarod]

I think the Iraqui government should now get a turn at prosecuting him.

 

[uscitizen]

Good point Jarod, He did rape/kill an Iraqi citizen after all...
And our government has decided he is guilty of the crime....

 

[Jarod]

I am all for us prosecuting him, but now lets let the goverment of Iraq do the same, he sould suffer both punishments.

THey were qualified to try and exicute Saddam, surely they can handle this guy!

 

[LadyT]

10 years? That's just down right scary.

 

[Jarod]

He will not get paroled in 10 years. He will serve 30-40 Ill bet.

 

[uscitizen]

If Bush does not pardon him on his way out the door....

 

[Jarod]

If Bush does not pardon him on his way out the door....

Good point... BTW Scotter's jury will likely return a verdict today!

 

[uscitizen]

I enjoyed the prosecutors comments about the adminsitration and in particular about "shooter".

 

[Damocles]

Good point... BTW Scotter's jury will likely return a verdict today!

Looking forward to it.

BTW - The day you posted that thread about the Anna Nichole Smith trial overshadowing this, on the way home there were four headlines, two of them dealt with the Scooter, none of them even mentioned ANS...

 

[Care4all]

I disagree, you should only be tried for the same crime ONCE.

 

[leaningright]

I disagree, you should only be tried for the same crime ONCE.

OK, then I say we let the Iraqi's conduct his parole hearings.

 

[Jarod]

Looking forward to it.

BTW - The day you posted that thread about the Anna Nichole Smith trial overshadowing this, on the way home there were four headlines, two of them dealt with the Scooter, none of them even mentioned ANS...

Come on... Are you tryting to say ANS story was smaller than the Libby trial?