ABSTRACT
In late 2003, news outlets began reporting incidents of American service personnel abusing Iraq War detainees at the Abu Ghraib Prison. Photographs surfaced documenting the nature and magnitude of the abuse, which included physical and sexual humiliation. Subsequent military investigations led to charges against eleven American soldiers and four officers for their involvement in the scandal. However, not all of the convicted received equal attention in the court of public opinion. While Specialist Charles Graner, Jr. was identified as the ringleader and sentenced to ten years in prison (he was released after five), his name remains relatively unknown. In stark contrast, the name of another convicted soldier, with whom Graner had a romantic relationship and fathered a child-Specialist Lynndie England-is frequently recognized by media consumers, both in the United States and internationally.
