Colonel Charged with Aiding Enemy
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BAGHDAD (AP) – An American Army lieutenant colonel has been charged with nine offenses, including aiding the enemy, the American military announced Thursday.
Lieutenant Colonel William H. Steele was accused of providing “aid to the enemy” by supplying an unmonitored cell phone to detainees, an American statement said.
The other charges included unauthorized possession of classified information, fraternizing with the daughter of a detainee, maintaining an inappropriate relationship with an interpreter, storing classified information in his quarters, as well as possessing pornographic material, the statement added.
The offenses allegedly were committed between October 2005 and last February, the statement said.
No further details were released and there was no word on whether a court martial has been set.
