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U.S. Soldier Sentenced to 100-Year Term in Iraq Rape, Murder

HeadlineFeb 23, 2007

In other Iraq news, a U.S. soldier has been sentenced to 100 years in prison for his role in the rape and murder of an Iraqi teenager and the killing of her family last year. Sgt. Paul Cortez pleaded guilty earlier this week. He’s the second soldier to be sentenced in the rape and murder of 14-year-old Abeer Kassem Hamza al-Janabi and the killing of her two parents and five-year-old sister. Cortez could be paroled in 10 years.

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