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  • Captain gets fine, 45 days for abuse (Capt. Shawn Martin won’t be kicked out of the Army)

    03/19/2005 2:08:48 PM PST · by Former Military Chick · 19 replies · 598+ views
    Colorado Springs Gazette ^ | Mar. 18, 2005 | TOM ROEDER THE GAZETTE
    A Fort Carson officer convicted of abusing three Iraqi prisoners was sentenced Thursday to 45 days behind bars and a $12,000 fine, but he won’t be kicked out of the Army. Capt. Shawn Martin, who could have been sentenced to nine years in a military prison, asked the seven officers on the jury for leniency. The 15-year Army veteran admitted no wrongdoing, saying only that he is sorry for having put his wife, mother and two children “through this.” His attorney, John Galligan, who had asked for a reprimand instead of harsher punishment, said he is pleased with the sentence....