Ivan "Chip" Frederick II (born 1966) is an American former soldier who was court-martialed for

prisoner abuse Prisoner abuse is the mistreatment of persons while they are under arrest or incarcerated. Prisoner abuse can include physical abuse, psychological abuse, sexual abuse, torture, or other acts such as refusal of essential medication, and it can ...

after the 2003–2004

Abu Ghraib prisoner abuse During the early stages of the Iraq War, members of the United States Army and the Central Intelligence Agency were accused of a series of human rights violations and war crimes against detainees in the Abu Ghraib prison in Iraq. These abuses ...

scandal. Along with other soldiers of his Army Reserve unit, the 372nd Military Police Company, Frederick was accused of allowing and inflicting sexual, physical, and

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on Iraqi detainees in

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, a notorious

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during the

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. In May 2004, Frederick pleaded guilty to

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, maltreatment of detainees,

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, and indecent acts. He was sentenced to 8 years' confinement and loss of rank and pay, and he received a

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. He was released on parole in October 2007, after spending four years in prison. Frederick was a

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and the senior enlisted soldier at the prison from October to December 2003. Prior to his deployment to

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, Frederick was a

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at Buckingham Correctional Center in

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Interview with Philip Zimbardo
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1966 births Living people American prison officers People from Buckingham County, Virginia Military personnel from Maryland United States Army soldiers {{US-army-bio-stub People convicted in the Abu Ghraib scandal

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