ALEXANDRIA, Va. — The judge presiding over the trial of a military contractor accused of contributing to the mistreatment of detainees at the Abu Ghraib prison in Iraq two decades ago speculated Wednesday that the jury may not be able to reach a verdict after it concluded a seventh day of deliberations.
Three former Abu Ghraib detainees sued Reston, Virginia-based contractor CACI, which supplied civilian interrogators to the prison in 2003 and 2004.A worldwide scandal erupted in 2004 when photos became public showing U.S. soldiers smiling while they inflicted physical and sexually humiliating punishments on naked detainees.
While numerous soldiers were convicted and sentenced to prison for their roles at Abu Ghraib, none of the civilian interrogators were ever charged with a crime.for misconduct by CACI interrogators if those interrogators were integrated, at least to some extent, into the Army's chain of command. If the jury can't reach a unanimous verdict, the judge would declare a mistrial, and the plaintiffs could seek a new trial with a new jury.
The Long Beach Police Department wants the public's help in identifying a man suspected of shooting and killing a 17-year-old girl last month.WARNING: This story contains graphic and disturbing details of violence.The trial of a Toronto man who is accused of brutally stabbing his mother to death in their Leslieville condo and dismembering her body in March 2022 got underway this week.
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