US soldier Lynndie England guilty of Iraq abuse

A military jury found US soldier Lynndie England guilty this evening of abusing prisoners at Iraq's Abu Ghraib prison in a scandal…

A military jury found US soldier Lynndie England guilty this evening of abusing prisoners at Iraq's Abu Ghraib prison in a scandal that caused international outrage.

Ms England, one of a group of reserve soldiers accused of abusing prisoners at Abu Ghraib, was found guilty on six of seven charges, including maltreatment of prisoners.

She was found not guilty on a conspiracy count.

In photographs published around the world, Ms England, a young female Army reservist, was shown holding a naked Iraqi prisoner by a leash and pointing to an inmate's genitals.

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