The soldier, Jesse Spielman, was sentenced on August 4 following his August 3 conviction by a U.S. military jury at Fort Campbell, Kentucky, for rape, murder, and conspiracy in connection with the killings in March 2006, in the Iraqi town of Al-Mahmudiyah.
Three other U.S. soldiers have pleaded guilty in the case, while another still faces trial.
(AP)
Iraqi Insurgent Media
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