Charles Graner
Charles A. Graner Jr. (born November 10, 1968) is an American former soldier who was court-martialed for prisoner abuse after the 2003–2004 Abu Ghraib prisoner abuse scandal. Along with other soldiers of his Army Reserve unit, the 372nd Military Police Company, Graner was accused of allowing and inflicting sexual, physical, and psychological abuse on Iraqi detainees in Abu Ghraib prison, a notorious prison in Baghdad during the United States' occupation of Iraq.
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Graner posing over the body of Manadel al-Jamadi, an Iraqi prisoner who was tortured to death during interrogation in Abu Ghraib prison in November 2003 | |
| Born | Charles A. Graner Jr. November 10, 1968 Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, U.S. |
| Occupation | Soldier (formerly) |
| Criminal status | Released |
| Spouse |
Megan Ambuhl (m. 2005) |
| Children | 4 |
| Conviction(s) |
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| Criminal penalty | 10 years imprisonment plus a dishonorable discharge |
| Partner(s) | Lynndie England |
| Imprisoned at | United States Disciplinary Barracks (released in August 2011) |
| Military career | |
| Allegiance | United States |
| Service/ | Marine Corps Army |
| Years of service | c. 1988 – c. 1992 2001–2005 |
| Rank | Private (formerly Specialist) |
| Unit | 372nd Military Police Company |
| Battles/wars | Gulf War Iraq War |
On January 14, 2005, Graner was found guilty under the Uniform Code of Military Justice on charges of conspiracy to maltreat detainees, failing to protect detainees from abuse, cruelty, and maltreatment, as well as charges of assault, indecency, and dereliction of duty. He was sentenced to 10 years in prison, demotion to private, dishonorable discharge and forfeiture of pay and allowances. Charges of adultery and obstruction of justice were dropped before trial. On August 6, 2011, Graner was released from the United States Disciplinary Barracks at Fort Leavenworth, Kansas, after serving 6+1⁄2 years of his ten-year sentence.