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Gary Pittman is a prison guard and former United States Marine Corps reservist who was received a reduction in rank from Sergeant to Private and 60 days hard labor, for his role in the death in custody of Nagem Hatab, an Iraqi he believed was involved in torturing Jessica Lynch.[1][2][3][4]

Hatab was apprehended at a market, where he was selling a used M-16, the rifle used by US soldiers. When its serial number showed it had been issued to someone in Jessica Lynch's unit. Pittman, and other guards, concluded this meant Hatab shared responsibility for abuse they believed she underwent.

Following his conviction the Federal Bureau of Prisons fired Pittman.

References

  1. "Marine Guilty of Abusing Iraqi Prisoners". Kron 4 (Camp Pendelton). September 2, 2004. Archived from the original on 2004-10-20. https://web.archive.org/web/20041020204152/http://www.kron4.com/Global/story.asp?S=2254294. Retrieved 2019-05-23. "Pittman, 40, a federal prison guard in New York in his civilian life, was acquitted of the most serious charge, of karate-kicking 52-year-old Nagem Hatab in the chest shortly before the Iraqi was found dead in a dusty yard at the facility known as Camp Whitehorse." 
  2. Lauren Johnston (September 2, 2004). "Marine Guilty Of Prison Abuse". CBS News. Archived from the original on 2017-08-04. https://web.archive.org/web/20170804085016/https://www.cbsnews.com/news/marine-guilty-of-prison-abuse/. Retrieved 2019-05-23. 
  3. Charlie LeDuff (2004-09-03). "New York Marine Convicted of Assaulting Iraqi Prisoners". New York Times (Camp Pendleton, California): p. A8. https://www.nytimes.com/2004/09/03/nyregion/new-york-marine-convicted-of-assaulting-iraqi-prisoners.html. Retrieved 2019-05-23. "In civilian life, Sergeant Pittman is a federal corrections officer; prosecutors told the jury on Thursday that he had told others in Iraq that abusive treatment toward prisoners maintains jailhouse discipline." 
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