sourceA U.S. soldier who confessed to the rape of a 14-year-old girl and the slayings of her and her family has been sentenced to 90 years in prison.
U.S. Army Spc. James Barker, who indicated that he will testify against other soldiers implicated in the case, struck a plea deal with prosecutors that kept the death penalty off the table and made him eligible for parole in 20 years, The Washington Post reported Friday.
The court-martial was conducted at Fort Campbell, Ky.
Baker, the 16th member of the U.S. military to receive prison time for the deaths of Iraqi civilians, was given the longest sentence thus far, more than three times the next-longest sentence of 25 years for an unrelated case.
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