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Ivan Frederick II (born 1966) is an American former soldier who was court-martialed for

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after the 2003–2004

Abu Ghraib prisoner abuse Abu or ABU may refer to: Places * Abu (volcano), a volcano on the island of Honshū in Japan * Abu, Yamaguchi is a town located in Abu District, Yamaguchi Prefecture, Japan. The town had a population of 3,372 in 2016. In April 2022, the town ...

scandal. Along with other soldiers of his

Army Reserve A military reserve force is a military organization whose members have military and civilian occupations. They are not normally kept under arms, and their main role is to be available when their military requires additional manpower. Reserve ...

unit, the 372nd Military Police Company, Frederick was accused of allowing and inflicting

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, and

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on Iraqi detainees in

Abu Ghraib prison Abu Ghraib prison ( ar, سجن أبو غريب, ''Sijn Abū Ghurayb'') was a prison complex in Abu Ghraib, Iraq, located west of Baghdad. Abu Ghraib prison was opened in the 1950s and served as a maximum-security prison with torture, weekly exe ...

, a notorious

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during the

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occupation of Iraq Occupation of Iraq or Iraq occupation may refer to: * Occupation of Iraq (2003–2011) (occupation by American, British and Italian forces) * Mandatory Iraq (Iraq under British Administration, 1921–1932) * Northern Iraq offensive (June 2014) ...

. In May 2004, Frederick pleaded guilty to

conspiracy A conspiracy, also known as a plot, is a secret plan or agreement between persons (called conspirers or conspirators) for an unlawful or harmful purpose, such as murder or treason, especially with political motivation, while keeping their agree ...

dereliction of duty Dereliction of duty is a specific offense under United States Code Title 10, Section 892, Article 92 and applies to all branches of the US military. A service member who is derelict has willfully refused to perform his duties (or follow a given o ...

, maltreatment of detainees,

assault An assault is the act of committing physical harm or unwanted physical contact upon a person or, in some specific legal definitions, a threat or attempt to commit such an action. It is both a crime and a tort and, therefore, may result in crim ...

, and indecent acts. He was sentenced to 8 years' confinement and loss of rank and pay, and he received a

dishonorable discharge A military discharge is given when a member of the armed forces is released from their obligation to serve. Each country's military has different types of discharge. They are generally based on whether the persons completed their training and the ...

. He was released on parole in October 2007, after spending four years in prison. Frederick was a

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and the senior enlisted soldier at the prison from October to December 2003. Prior to his deployment to

Iraq Iraq,; ku, عێراق, translit=Êraq officially the Republic of Iraq, '; ku, کۆماری عێراق, translit=Komarî Êraq is a country in Western Asia. It is bordered by Turkey to Iraq–Turkey border, the north, Iran to Iran–Iraq ...

, Frederick was a

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Buckingham Correctional Center Buckingham Correctional Center is a state prison (close custody male institution) located on 968 acres (3.9 km2) outside the town of Dillwyn in Buckingham County, Virginia, USA The United States of America (U.S.A. or USA), commonly ...

Dillwyn, Virginia Dillwyn is an incorporated town in Buckingham County, Virginia, Buckingham County, Virginia, in the United States. The population was 447 at the 2010 United States Census, 2010 census. History The Locust Grove (Dillwyn, Virginia), Peter Francisco ...

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Interview with Philip Zimbardo
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1966 births Living people American people convicted of assault United States Army personnel of the Iraq War American prison officers People from Buckingham County, Virginia Military personnel from Maryland United States Army personnel who were court-martialed United States military personnel at the Abu Ghraib prison United States Army soldiers Prisoners and detainees of the United States military American people convicted of war crimes American people convicted of torture {{US-mil-bio-stub

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