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05-08-2004, 05:52 PM
FORT BRAGG, N.C. - Army Pfc. Lynndie England, shown in photographs smiling and pointing at naked Iraqi prisoners, was charged Friday by the military with assaulting the detainees and conspiring to mistreat them.
England, 21, faces four allegations, according to a statement from the XVIII Airborne Corps at Fort Bragg.
She is accused of "assaulting Iraqi detainees on multiple occasions;" conspiring with another soldier, Spc. Charles Graner, to mistreat the prisoners; committing an indecent act; and committing acts "that were prejudicial to good order and discipline and were of nature to bring discredit upon the armed forces through her mistreatment of Iraqi detainees."
The charges must be taken up in Article 32 investigation, a process similar to a civilian grand jury, before they can be sent to a general court-martial.
No lawyer has been appointed yet to represent England, according to Col. Billy Buckner, a spokesman for the division. She may also hire a civilian lawyer, he said.
England was reassigned to a military police unit at Fort Bragg when she returned from Iraq (news - web sites) and will continue her duties, the Corps statement said. Her family said Friday that she is four months pregnant with Graner's child.
Both were members of the 372nd Military Police Company, based in Cumberland, Md.
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