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U.S. Marine Pleads Guilty To Urinating On Dead Taliban Fighters

January 17, 2013

A U.S. Marine has pleaded guilty to urinating on the bodies of dead Taliban fighters in Afghanistan.

Staff Sergeant Edward Deptola said he knew desecrating the corpses and posing for the "trophy photographs" was wrong.

He offered no excuse for the behavior during his court-martial at North Carolina's Camp Lejeune.

Although the judge presiding at Deptola's trial recommended a stiffer sentence, the maximum penalty he will face under the terms of a pretrial agreement is a reduction in rank to sergeant.

Based on reporting by Reuters and AP

Source: http://www.rferl.org/content/afghanistan-taliban-urination-marine/24840407.html

Copyright (c) 2013. RFE/RL, Inc. Reprinted with the permission of Radio Free Europe/Radio Liberty, 1201 Connecticut Ave., N.W. Washington DC 20036.