In Abu Ghraib Case, Officer Acquitted Of Detainee Abuse
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WASHINGTON — The only military officer to face trial for the abuses at Iraq’s Abu Ghraib prison was acquitted yesterday of all charges of mistreatment of detainees. But after a week-long trial, a military jury in Fort Meade, Md., found Lieutenant Colonel Steven Jordan of the Army guilty of disobeying an order not to discuss a 2004 investigation into the allegations. That charge carries the heaviest penalty that Jordan faced: up to five years in prison and dismissal from the Army. Jurors will next hear evidence in the sentencing phase of the trial.
