3 Americans Convicted of Torturing Afghans ; Ex-Soldier, Sidekick, Cameraman Sentenced in Private-Jail Case

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KABUL, Afghanistan - Three Americans - led by a former Green Beret who boasted he had Pentagon support - were found guilty Wednesday of torturing Afghans in a private jail and were sentenced to prison.

After a 7 1/2-hour session in a stuffy Kabul courtroom, the three- judge panel was unanimous in convicting the former soldier, Jonathan Idema, and his right-hand man, Brent Bennett, on charges of entering Afghanistan illegally, making illegal arrests, establishing a private jail, and torturing their captives. They were sentenced to 10 years.

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3 Americans Convicted of Torturing Afghans ; Ex-Soldier, Sidekick, Cameraman Sentenced in Private-Jail Case

Edward Caraballo, a cameraman who said he was making a film about the U.S. war on terrorism, received an eight-year term. Four young Afghan accomplices were sentenced to terms ranging from one to five years; one of them burst into tears at t...

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