Trial Delayed in Iraq Rape-Slaying Case

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Source: Associated Press

Trial Delayed in Iraq Rape-Slaying Case

The Associated Press
Saturday, March 31, 2007; 9:23 PM

NASHVILLE, Tenn. -- The trial of a soldier accused in the rape and killing of an Iraqi
teenager and the slaying of her family has been delayed after new information surfaced
in the case, the soldier's attorney said.

Pfc. Jesse V. Spielman is the last of four 101st Airborne soldiers from Fort Campbell to
face trial in the March 2006 attack on the family in their home near a military checkpoint
in Mahmoudiya. His trial was to begin Monday.

Attorney Dan Christensen said a military judge approved the delay late Friday night after
attorneys argued they needed more time to review the new information. He did not disclose
what it was, saying only that it involved other soldiers charged in the case and witnesses
scheduled to testify.

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A new trial date was set for July 23, Christensen and Webster said.

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Read more: http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2007/03/31/AR2007033101160.html

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