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| A former US soldier convicted of rape and murder while serving in Iraq will spend life in prison, a judge in the US state of Kentucky has confirmed. | A former US soldier convicted of rape and murder while serving in Iraq will spend life in prison, a judge in the US state of Kentucky has confirmed. |
| Steven Green, 24, is to serve five consecutive life sentences for raping a 14-year-old Iraqi girl and killing her and her family near Baghdad in 2006. | Steven Green, 24, is to serve five consecutive life sentences for raping a 14-year-old Iraqi girl and killing her and her family near Baghdad in 2006. |
| The jury in Kentucky could not agree unanimously on his punishment and he was spared the death penalty. | The jury in Kentucky could not agree unanimously on his punishment and he was spared the death penalty. |
| Four other soldiers are serving time for their roles in the crime. | Four other soldiers are serving time for their roles in the crime. |
| Their sentences range between 27 months and 110 years. | |
| Green was considered the ringleader. | Green was considered the ringleader. |
| Judge Thomas Russell confirmed Green would serve five consecutive life sentences with no chance of parole. | Judge Thomas Russell confirmed Green would serve five consecutive life sentences with no chance of parole. |
| Three of the soldiers had admitted holding down Abeer Qassim al-Janabi, raping her and then killing her, her parents and her younger sister at the family's home in Mahmudiya before torching the building. | Three of the soldiers had admitted holding down Abeer Qassim al-Janabi, raping her and then killing her, her parents and her younger sister at the family's home in Mahmudiya before torching the building. |
| Green was discharged from the 101st Airborne Division before the case came to light. | Green was discharged from the 101st Airborne Division before the case came to light. |
| He was the first ex-soldier to be charged under a US law that allows prosecution for crimes committed overseas. | He was the first ex-soldier to be charged under a US law that allows prosecution for crimes committed overseas. |