James P. Barker

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James P. Barker (born 1982) is a former specialist in the U.S. Army who pled guilty on 15 November 2006 to the rape of a 14-year-old Iraqi girl, Abeer Qassim al-Janabi, and of helping murder her and her family.[1]

Barker told Army criminal investigators that he poured kerosene on the girl's bullet-ridden body after the killing, according to testimony given at a military hearing in August.[2] The girl's father, mother and five-year-old sister were also killed.[2] Barker further told an investigator in a sworn statement that on the day of the attack he and fellow accused soldiers Cortez, Jesse Spielman and Green were drinking whiskey mixed with an energy drink and playing golf.[1]

In November 2006, the soldier plead guilty and was sentenced to life in prison. Several members of his contingent are eligible for the death penalty.

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  1. ^ US soldier admits Iraq girl rape — BBC News
  2. ^ a b http://www.guardian.co.uk/Iraq/Story/0,,1948615,00.html

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