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Ex-Soldier to Face Death Penalty If Convicted in Rape, Killing

HeadlineJul 05, 2007

The Justice Department has announced it will seek the death penalty if an accused former solider is convicted of committing rape and murder in the Iraqi town of Mahmoudiya last year. Steven Green is accused of raping and murdering 14-year-old Abeer Qassim Hamza al-Janabi and killing her two parents and five-year-old sister. Two soldiers have already been sentenced to jail terms in the case.

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