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 FORT MEADE, Md. (AP) - An Army dog handler at Abu Ghraib was convicted Tuesday of tormenting prisoners with his snarling animal and competing with a comrade to make the Iraqis soil themselves.
Sgt. Michael J. Smith, 24, of Fort Lauderdale, Fla., was found guilty at a court-martial of six of 13 counts. The judge later dismissed one of those six counts, saying it duplicated another.
A sentencing hearing began in the afternoon, and will conclude Wednesday. The five charges carried up to 8 1/2 years behind bars.
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