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Associated Press Soldier accused of Iraqi detainee abuse
By MICHAEL FELBERBAUM, Associated Press Writer
RICHMOND, Va. - 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.
He will appear at a court-martial in July at Fort Lee in Petersburg, south of Richmond, spokesman Timothy Hale said.
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