Forced sex 1

Updated: 2004-05-12 14:53

The image that shamed the US and appalled the world

The New Yorker photo shows that Iraqi prisoners were forced by the US soldiers to have sex and masturbate in the notorious Abu Ghraib prison outside Baghdad. The abuse of Iraqi prisoners by U.S. troops went beyond the photos seen by most Americans, shaken lawmakers said May 12, 2004 after viewing fresh pictures and video that they said depicted forced sex, brutality and dogs snarling at cowed prisoners.