Marine guilty of abuse gets sentenced

[Judi Lynn]

Sep 4, 1:23 AM EDT

Marine guilty of abuse gets sentenced

By SETH HETTENA
Associated Press Writer

CAMP PENDLETON, Calif. (AP) -- A Marine reservist who tearfully asked to remain in the Marine Corps after being convicted of abusing inmates in Iraq was sentenced Friday to 60 days of hard labor and demoted to the rank of private.

Sgt. Gary Pittman stood stoically as the verdict was read and left without speaking to reporters.

"This was about as light a punishment as they could give," said Pittman's civilian defense attorney, John Tranberg. "This was a tremendous outcome."

Earlier Friday, Pittman asked the jury of nine Marine officers to allow him to remain in the Corps. In military court, the jury, not the judge, sentences the defendant.
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[DrWeird]

1. I wonder how many days Uday and Qusay would have gotten...

had they worn US uniforms.