Javal 'Sean' Davis, (born 1977/78), is a U.S. Army reservist, one of several soldiers charged by the U.S. Army in connection with the 2003-2004 Abu Ghraib prisoner abuse scandal in Baghdad, Iraq during and after the 2003 invasion of Iraq. Davis, with other soldiers, is accused of allowing and inflicting sexual, physical, and psychological abuse of Iraqi prisoners of war. Davis held the rank of Sergeant in the 372nd Military Police company during his tour of duty in Iraq.
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Biography
- Conspiracy to maltreat detainees;
- Dereliction of duty for willfully failing to protect detainees from abuse;
- Assaulting detainees;
- Maltreatment of detainees.
- Cruelty and maltreatment; and
On February 4, 2005, Davis pleaded guilty to three of the five charges against him to dereliction of duty, battery and making a false official statement to Army investigators after the photos from the prison were made public. This was part of a plea bargain with prosecutors. Under the terms of the deal, Davis was allowed to plead not guilty to two other charges: conspiracy and maltreating detainees.
Davis admitted that he stepped on the hands and feet of seven detainees brought into his section of Abu Ghraib for punishment after a November 2003 disturbance in a nearby prison tent camp. He also admitted to have fallen on top of them with full weight. Davis explained that this happened because he was upset after a female soldier had been hit in the face with a brick during the tent camp incident. This made him take out his anger on the prisoners. He also said he saw others abusing detainees, but he didn't come forward with his knowledge.
The judge was Col. James Pohl, who questioned Davis extensively before accepting the guilty pleas. Under military law, a defendant cannot plead guilty to a crime if he did not actually commit it.
Davis was given the following sentence:
- six months in a military prison;
- reduction in rank to private (E-1); and
- a bad conduct discharge.
See also
- Megan Ambuhl
- Lynndie England
- Ivan Frederick
- Charles Graner
- Sabrina Harman
- Jeremy Sivits
- 372nd Military Police Company, the MP unit assigned to Abu Ghraib
- Standard Operating Procedure
External links
- "Court martial results"
- Marian Blasberg and Anita Blasberg: A Tale of Two Lives Destroyed by Abu Ghraib, in Spiegel Online, about Javal Davis and former Abu Ghraib prisoner Hajj Ali
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