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RICHMOND, Va. (AP) - A soldier is charged with beating an Iraqi detainee with a baseball bat, then attempting to cover it up, and will go on trial in July, Army officials said Monday.
Sgt. 1st Class Timothy L. Drake, 41, is accused of striking a detainee in December 2003 at Foward Operating Base Mercury near Fallujah, according to military charge sheets. He is suspected of striking the detainee in the abdomen, hip and head with a baseball bat, fracturing his skull.
Drake, of Maryland, is also charged with soliciting another soldier to strike a detainee. The charges do not specify whether the incidents refer to one detainee or more.
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