A US federal jury sentenced to five consecutive life terms a former American soldier for raping and fatally shooting an Iraqi girl aged 14, as well as killing three of her family members. The carnage happened while Steven Dale Green, 24, of Midland, Texas, was serving in Iraq in 2006.

‘Green shot and killed the teen’s mother, father and sister, then became the third soldier to rape her before shooting her in the face. Her body was set on fire March 12, 2006, at their rural home outside Mahmoudiya, Iraq, about 20 miles south of Baghdad.’

The former soldier whom the Army suspended due to a personality disorder was convicted last May of 17 counts of which he was charged, including rape, murder, and obstruction of justice. Green, who will have no option to use any mechanism to reduce his sentence, admitted his guilt in a brief statement during the hearing.

According to the indictment, the crime was planned between Green and other soldiers when they played cards and drank whiskey at a checkpoint. In their conversation, they talked about having sex with Iraqi women.

Two of the soldiers, Spc James Barker and Sergeant Paul Cortez, are serving sentences of 90 and 100 years respectively in confinement in a military compound. When he pleaded guilty, Cortez said he held the hands of 14 year old girl while being raped by Barker and Green. A fourth soldier, Jesse Spielman, was sentenced on 5 August 2007 to 110 years in prison for the same acts. Evidence showed that Spielman, 22, was guilty of the crimes of rape, conspiracy to commit rape, forced entry into a home, and participation in the murder of four people. The three soldiers convicted may appeal their sentences in 2016.

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Via Fox News