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Court-Martial Record: Staff Sergeant Ivan L. Frederick, II (Volume 6 of 8)

May 20, 2004 | DOA | OJAG | ACLU-RDI 1757
TYPE: UCMJ (Court-Martial)
RELEASE DATE: Nov. 30, 2005 | DOA
SOURCE: ACLU FOIA Request (Oct. 7, 2003)
This Court Martial record (volume 6 of 8) discusses the court martial proceedings of Staff Sergeant Ivan L. Frederick, II, who was charged for offenses he committed while assigned to the Abu Ghraib Detention Facility on or about November 08, 2003. SSG Frederick was arraigned and charged with a number of offenses, including maltreatment of subordinates, conspiracy, dereliction of duty, assault, and wrongful commission of an indecent act with detainees. Included in the record are emails, and the Article 32 Investigative report of Staff Sergeant Frederick, which includes co-conspirator sworn statements, witness testimony and exhibits. In Jeremy C. Sivits' sworn statement he stated that he did not believe the chain of command sanctioned the abuse because "our command would have slammed us. They believe in doing the right thing. If they saw what was going on there would be hell to pay."
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  • 2003-10-25, Abu Ghraib (Baghdad Correctional Facility (BCCF)), Iraq
    • Major General George Fay was appointed to investigate allegations that members of the 205th Military Intelligence Brigade (205 MI BDE) were involved in detainee abuse at the Abu Ghraib Detention Facility. It was reported that detainees 27, 30 and 31 were stripped of their clothing, handcuffed together nude, placed on the ground and forced to lie on each other and simulate sex while photographs were taken. Six photos depict this abuse. Detainees were also abused, yelled at through a megaphone, and forced to crawl on their stomachs. Also, Soldier #19 dumped water on the detainees from a cup and threw a foam football at them.
  • 2003-11-08, Abu Ghraib (Baghdad Correctional Facility (BCCF)), Iraq
    • SSG Frederick was charged with detainee maltreatment for his role in a November 08, 2003 incident. On or about November 08, 2003, SSG Frederick participated in and allowed a detainee to be hooded, made to stand on a box with wires on his hands and told that if he fell off of the box he would be electrocuted. He also allowed the detainee to be photographed.
  • 2003-11-08, Abu Ghraib (Baghdad Correctional Facility (BCCF)), Iraq
    • SSG Frederick was charged with various offenses, including maltreatment of detainees and wrongful commission of an indecent act with detainees. On or about November 08, 2003, SSG Frederick ordered detainees to undress, and then ordered them to masturbate in front of other detainees and soldiers. He also placed a detainee in a position so that the detainee's face was directly in front of the genitals of another detainee in order to simulate fellatio. He also photographed the detainees performing these acts.
  • 2003-11-08, Abu Ghraib (Baghdad Correctional Facility (BCCF)), Iraq
    • SSG Frederick was charged with various offenses, including maltreatment of a detainee. On or about November 08, 2003, SSG Frederick took a picture of himself sitting on top of a detainee who was bound by padded material between two medical litters.
  • Unknown date, Abu Ghraib (Baghdad Correctional Facility (BCCF)), Iraq
    • During one of the investigations into abuse at Abu Ghraib a photo was discovered. In the photo, approximately seven detainees are naked, placed in a pile and soldiers are seen jumping on them for no apparent reason.
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