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January 18, 2013

U.S. Marine Pleads Guilty to Urinating on Dead Afghan 
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A U.S. Marine is facing a likely demotion in rank after pleading guilty
to urinating on the corpse of a man in Afghanistan. Staff Sergeant
Edward Deptola was charged after a video emerged in July 2011 showing
U.S. soldiers urinating on dead Afghans. Deptola admitted he failed to
supervise other Marines, saying, "I was in a position to stop it and I
did not." He was spared from harsher penalties, including a possible six
months in jail after reaching a plea deal with military prosecutors.

 

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