Prisoner abuse soldier Lynndie gives birth

Private Lynndie England, the American soldier seen in some of the most notorious photos with naked Iraqi prisoners at Abu Ghraib prison, is a new mother.

The 21-year-old reservist gave birth to a son on Sunday at the post hospital at Fort Bragg, North Carolina.

England became a focal point of the scandal over the abuse of prisoners in Iraq after the release of photos of her smiling and posing with nude prisoners stacked in a pyramid, pointing and flashing a thumbs up, and holding a detainee on a dog leash.

Lawyers say the child’s father is Specialist Charles Graner, England’s ex-boyfriend, who is also shown in the prison photographs, including one with a dead body packed in ice in a body bag.

England and Graner are among soldiers charged in connection with abuse that occurred late last year at Abu Ghraib prison west of Baghdad.

England faces court-martial in January on charges of abusing detainees and committing indecent acts. She faces a prison sentence of up to 38 years, a dishonourable discharge and forfeiture of all pay and allowances if convicted.