On May 5, 2004, Sivits was charged under
Uniform Code of Military Justice with
conspiracy to
maltreat detainees, maltreatment of detainees, and
dereliction of duty for negligently failing to protect detainees from
abuse,
cruelty and maltreatment. His special
court-martial was held on May 19, 2004, in
Baghdad. Sivits pleaded guilty and testified against some of his fellow soldiers. Sivits' testimony included reporting seeing
Charles Graner punching a naked detainee "with a closed fist so hard in the
temple that it knocked the detainee unconscious". Sivits also testified seeing
Lynndie England stomping on the feet and hands of detainees with her boots. The court martial sentenced Sivits to the maximum sentence, one year of confinement, in addition to being
discharged for bad conduct and demoted from specialist to
private. ==See also==