Selena M. Salcedo

Selena M. Salcedo was an United States Army soldier, who pled guilty to charges of dereliction of duty and assault in connection with the abuse of an Afghani prisoner, Dilawar, who later died.cite news
url=http://www.foxnews.com/story/0,2933,164775,00.html
title=No Prison for Soldier Guilty of Detainee Abuse
publisher=Fox News
date=August 17 2005
accessdate=2008-02-26
quote=] Salcedo was a member of the 519th Military Intelligence Battalion, serving under Lieutenant Carolyn Wood.

Salcedo had been a sergeant at the time of the deaths. Following her conviction she was reduced in rank to Specialist.cite news
url=http://www.theage.com.au/news/World/Soldier-jailed-for-abusing-Afghan/2005/08/24/1124562885648.html
title=Soldier jailed for abusing Afghan
publisher=The Age
date=August 24 2005
accessdate=2008-02-26
quote=] She received a letter of reprimand, and was docked $250 of her pay, for four months. Salcedo was not sentenced to any jail time.

The "New York Times" wrote a long article on the abuse at Bagram, based on 2,000-page classified report they had acquired a copy of.That article both quotes statements Salcedo gave the "Times", and quotes statements by Salcedo or about Salcedo from the classified report.cite news
url=http://www.nytimes.com/2005/05/20/international/asia/20abuse.html?pagewanted=all
title=In U.S. Report, Brutal Details of 2 Afghan Inmates' Deaths
publisher=New York Times
author=Tim Golden
date=May 20, 2005
accessdate=2008-02-26
quote=]

The "New York Times" reported that the judge in Selena's case was swayed by her claims of inexperience and lack of training.cite news
url=http://www.nytimes.com/2005/08/08/national/nationalspecial3/08bagram.html?pagewanted=all
title=Abuse Cases Open Command Issues at Army Prison
publisher=New York Times
author=Tim Golden
date=August 8, 2005
accessdate=2008-02-26
quote=Sergeant Salcedo, 24, said she became frustrated with Mr. Dilawar when he refused to look at her during an interrogation, a problem she said she faced as a woman dealing with Afghan and Arab detainees. She admitted kicking Mr. Dilawar in the knees and thighs, grabbing him by the ears when he looked away, and pulling him up repeatedly when he was unable to hold "stress positions" against a wall because of his injuries.] The article quoted her military lawyer, Mario J. DeRossi: quotation|"She knew that she didn't have the training or experience as an interrogator. She never once said, 'I can't do it.' "

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