Global InformationJeremy Sivits information
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| Birth name | Jeremy Charles Sivits |
| Born | December 10, 1979 Jonesboro, Arkansas, U.S. |
| Died | January 16, 2022 (aged 42) Roaring Spring, Pennsylvania, U.S. |
| Allegiance | United States |
| Service/ | United States Army |
| Years of service | ?–2004 |
| Rank | Private |
| Unit | 372nd Military Police Company |
| Battles/wars | Operation Iraqi Freedom Post-invasion Iraq, 2003–2011 |
Jeremy Charles Sivits (December 10, 1979 – January 16, 2022) was a United States Army reservist. He was one of several soldiers charged and convicted 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. Sivits was a member of the 372nd Military Police Company during this time.[1]
Sivits took photographs at the Abu Ghraib prison which became notorious after being aired on 60 Minutes II.[2][3] His father, Daniel Sivits, a former serviceman, said that he was trained as a mechanic, not a prison guard,[4] and that he "was just doing what he was told to do."[5] Sivits was the first soldier convicted in connection with the Abu Ghraib incidents.[6]
He died from COVID-19 in Roaring Spring, Pennsylvania, on January 16, 2022, at age 42, during the COVID-19 pandemic in Pennsylvania.[7]
- ^ Carter, Phillip (19 May 2004). "Jeremy Sivits: Fired and Demoted?". Slate. Retrieved 19 January 2013.
- ^ Hannah Allam (May 9, 2004). "Coalition announces first court-martial in risoner abuse scandal". McClatchy DC.
- ^ "Military trial is set in prisoner abuse case A military policeman from Penna. is the first to face a public court-martial in the scandal. His family said he took some of the photos at the Iraq prison". Philly.com. May 10, 2004.
- ^ Joel Roberts (May 10, 2004). "Praise For Iraq Whistleblower". CBS News.
- ^ Gregg Zoroya (May 18, 2004). "Hometown says soldier was always eager to please". USA Today.
- ^ Jackie Spinner (May 20, 2004). "Soldier Gets 1 Year In Abuse of Iraqis". The Washington Post.
- ^ "Jeremy Charles Sivits". 19 January 2022. Retrieved 24 January 2022.