Ky. trial underway for ex-soldier charged with raping girl, killing family in Iraq

October 9th, 2009 Correction: Iraq-Soldiers Charged storyWILLARD, Ohio — In an Oct. 8 story about a soldier who killed himself in Iraq, The Associated Press misidentified a man whose son was one of Wilhelm's closest friends.

September 22nd, 2009 US soldier charged with murder in Iraq base deathBAGHDAD — A U.S. soldier has been charged with murder in the slaying of a civilian contractor on an American base in Iraq, the military said Tuesday.

September 8th, 2009 US military: Bomb kills US soldier in BaghdadBAGHDAD — The U.S. military says a roadside bomb has struck a patrol in southern Baghdad, killing 1 American soldier.

August 4th, 2009 US military: American soldier dies in IraqBAGHDAD — The U.S. military says an American soldier has died of a non-combat related injury in Iraq.

July 24th, 2009 US soldier dies in Iraq, military saysBAGHDAD — The U.S. military says an American soldier has died of non-combat related injuries in Iraq.

July 24th, 2009 NEW DELHI - A 40-year-old occult practitioner was arrested here Friday for raping a Class 12 student after allegedly hypnotising her and promising her better grades in her exams, police said. Raj Kumar, a resident of Geeta Colony in east Delhi, claimed to have supernatural powers and fooled people in nearby Gandhi Nagar into believing that he had cures for all diseases and problems, an official said.

July 21st, 2009 March trial date set in Iraq soldier slayingsFORT STEWART, Ga. — A military judge at Fort Stewart has set a trial date for an Army sergeant charged with slaying his superior and another U.S.

June 13th, 2009 US mil: American soldier killed by bomb in IraqBAGHDAD — The U.S. military says an American soldier has been killed by a roadside bomb in Iraq.

June 11th, 2009 NEW DELHI - A 26-year-old east Delhi resident was arrested Thursday for raping his 12-year-old sister, police said. Deshraj, who is a street vendor, was arrested after his family members caught him raping the girl late Wednesday, police said.

June 1st, 2009 Court won't hear appeal from man convicted of rapeWASHINGTON — The Supreme Court won't hear the latest appeal from a man convicted in the rape and killing of a 15-year-old Kansas City girl. The high court on Monday refused to hear an appeal from Michael A.

May 27th, 2009 NEW DELHI - A two-year-old girl was raped by a neighbour in Najafgarh area of southwest Delhi, police said Wednesday. Police have arrested Bunty, 25, on charges of raping the girl at his New Roshan Pura home Tuesday.

May 11th, 2009 Lawyers: Ex-soldier deserves death for crimesPADUCAH, Ky. — Federal prosecutors say a former soldier convicted of raping and murdering an Iraqi teenager and killing her family deserves a death sentence because the crimes were so heinous.

April 28th, 2009 Officer: Accused ex-soldier lost friends in combatPADUCAH, Ky. — A former U.S.

April 27th, 2009 Ex-soldier trial for rape, murder in Iraq opensPADUCAH, Ky. — An ex-soldier charged with raping and killing a 14-year-old Iraqi girl and slaying her family set the girl's body ablaze after shooting her several times, prosecutors said Monday during opening statements at his federal trial.

April 25th, 2009 Feds seek to force testimony in ex-soldier's caseLOUISVILLE, Ky. — Three soldiers who were expected to testify in the civilian trial of a former soldier accused of raping and killing a 14-year-old girl in Iraq are likely to refuse, federal prosecutors said.