Rape, murder case of ex-soldier delayed a week

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Rape, murder case of ex-soldier delayed a week
The Associated Press
Posted : Wednesday Nov 21, 2007 7:32:05 EST

PADUCAH, Ky. — A court date for a former soldier charged with the rape and murder of a 14-year-old Iraqi girl and the slaying of her family has been postponed.

The case of Steven D. Green, 22, of Midland, Texas, was set for proceedings in court next week, but a federal judge ordered Tuesday that the case be set for Dec. 5.

Green is charged with rape and murder in the deaths of Abeer Qassim al-Janabi and three others in her family. Green, who was discharged from the Army before being arrested last year, faces a possible death sentence if convicted. The former private in the Fort Campbell-based 101st Airborne Division has pleaded not guilty.

Four others who served with Green have been convicted in the March 2006 attack. Their sentences range from five to 110 years.


Article at: http://www.armytimes.com/news/2007/11/ap_greentrial_071120/