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U.S. Solider Sentenced to 110 Years in Prison for Rape & Murder

HeadlineAug 06, 2007

A U.S. soldier has been sentenced to 110 years in prison for raping and killing a 14-year-old Iraqi girl and slaying her family. On Friday, a court-martial found Private First Class Jesse Spielman guilty of rape, conspiracy to commit rape, housebreaking with the intent to commit rape and four counts of felony murder. Spielman is the fourth soldier to be sentenced in the case.

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