Judge: Lynndie England should face court martial

A US military judge has recommended a court-martial for Private Lynndie England over the Iraq prison abuse scandal, but said the young army reservist was “easily led” and had been “heavily influenced” by an ex-boyfriend.

Army Reserve Col Denise Arn, who presided over England’s military pre-trial hearing at Fort Bragg, North Carolina, recommended that England be tried on 17 counts, including abuse and indecent acts stemming from photographs showing her smiling and gesturing at naked and hooded Iraqi prisoners at the Abu Ghraib prison in Baghdad.