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US Army media brief for rape and murder of 14 year old Iraqi girl and family by 101st soldiers, 2006

Green trial prosecutors tell of gruesome scene

Jury set for Steven Dale Green, charged with raping a 14-year-old Iraqi girl and killing her and her family

US Army media brief for rape and murder of 14 year old Iraqi girl and family by 101st soldiers, 2006

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Green trial prosecutors tell of gruesome scene

Jury set for Steven Dale Green, charged with raping a 14-year-old Iraqi girl and killing her and her family

Green trial prosecutors tell of gruesome scene

PADUCAH, Ky. — A former U.S. Army soldier accused of raping an Iraqi girl and killing her and her family was upset after losing multiple friends in combat but didn’t appear to struggle more than anyone else in the unit, one of his commanding officers said.

Steven Dale Green, 23, of Midland, Texas, faces more than a dozen charges, including sexual assault and four counts of murder, stemming from the March 2006 attack in Iraq’s so-called “Triangle of Death.” He has pleaded not guilty to killing the 14-year-old girl, her mother, father and 6-year-old sister.

Colonel Todd Ebel told jurors on the first day of the trial Monday that he spoke with Green in December 2005 about losing soldiers to enemy attacks. But, Ebel said, beyond frustration, the private didn’t appear unfit to remain in the Army.

“Yes, he was frustrated with Iraqis,” Ebel said. “Mostly, he was frustrated with the idea that we can’t recognize [insurgents]. They don’t wear uniforms.”

Ebel was expected to open testimony Tuesday morning, when Green’s attorneys would get a chance to question him about how the unit was handled and the conditions under which they served.

Prosecutors said in opening statements that Green and three other soldiers attacked the family at their home near Mahmoudiya, about 20 miles south of Baghdad. Assistant U.S. Attorney Brian Skaret said Green fatally shot the rest of the family before becoming the third soldier to rape the teenager.

After he shot the girl in the face several times, Green used kerosene to set fire to her body, Skaret said.

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Jury set for Steven Dale Green, charged with raping a 14-year-old Iraqi girl and killing her and her family

PADUCAH, Ky. — The case of a former soldier charged with raping a 14-year-old Iraqi girl and killing her and her family was ready to go to trial after a jury of 15 women and three men was seated Friday.

Former Pfc. Steven Dale Green, 23, is the first ex-soldier to be charged as a civilian under a 2000 law that allows U.S. authorities to prosecute former members of the military for crimes overseas.

Opening statements were scheduled to begin April 27 in federal court in Paducah, following a break.

Attorneys selected the jury from a pool of 80 prospective candidates to hear 17 counts including murder and rape against the Midland, Texas, man. He is being tried in Paducah as he was last stationed at Fort Campbell, Ky.

Diagnosed with an anti-social personality disorder, Green was discharged from the Fort Campbell-based 101st Airborne Division two months after the alleged attack, which occurred in March 2006.

Prosecutors say he took part in the rape and murder of 14-year-old Abeer Qassim al-Janabi and the shooting deaths of her family in Mahmudiyah, Iraq.

Green, who is accused by prosecutors of being a central figure in the rape and killings, has pleaded not guilty.

Prosecutors say they’ll ask for a death sentence if Green is convicted.