Charles Graner

Charles Graner
Graner posing over the body of Manadel al-Jamadi, an Iraqi prisoner who was tortured to death during interrogation in Abu Ghraib prison in November 2003
Born	Charles A. Graner Jr. (1968-11-10) November 10, 1968 (age 55) Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, U.S.
Occupation	Soldier (formerly)
Criminal status	Released
Spouse	Megan Ambuhl ​ (m. 2005)​
Children	4
Conviction(s)	Maltreating detainees (4 counts) Conspiracy to maltreat detainees (2 counts) Aggravated assault Assault consummated by battery
Criminal penalty	10 years imprisonment plus a dishonorable discharge
Partner(s)	Lynndie England
Imprisoned at	United States Disciplinary Barracks (released in August 2011)
Military career
Allegiance	United States
Service/branch	Marine Corps  Army
Years of service	c. 1988 – c. 1992 2001–2005
Rank	Private (formerly Specialist)
Unit	372nd Military Police Company
Battles/wars	Gulf War Iraq War

Charles A. Graner Jr. (born November 10, 1968) is an American former soldier who was court-martialed for prisoner abuse after the 2003–2004 Abu Ghraib prisoner abuse scandal. Along with other soldiers of his Army Reserve unit, the 372nd Military Police Company, Graner was accused of allowing and inflicting sexual, physical, and psychological abuse on Iraqi detainees in Abu Ghraib prison, a notorious prison in Baghdad during the United States' occupation of Iraq.

On January 14, 2005, Graner was found guilty under the Uniform Code of Military Justice on charges of conspiracy to maltreat detainees, failing to protect detainees from abuse, cruelty, and maltreatment, as well as charges of assault, indecency, and dereliction of duty. He was sentenced to 10 years in prison, demotion to private, dishonorable discharge and forfeiture of pay and allowances. Charges of adultery and obstruction of justice were dropped before trial.^[1] On August 6, 2011, Graner was released from the United States Disciplinary Barracks at Fort Leavenworth, Kansas, after serving 6+1⁄2 years of his ten-year sentence.^[2]