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BREAKING NEWS ~ Abu Ghraib soldier sentenced to six months

[JURIST] AP is reporting that following a sentencing hearing Tuesday [JURIST report], a military jury at Fort Hood has sentenced Spc. Sabrina Harman to six months in prison in connection with her role in abusing Iraqi detainees at Abu Ghraib.

9:17 PM ET – With credit for time served before trial, Harman will only have to spend four months in jail. The only other soldier convicted after trial for Abu Ghraib abuses so far, Pvt. Charles Graner, was sentenced to 10 years. AP now has more.

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