Jeremy Sivits
Jeremy Sivits | |
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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 |
| Branch | United States Army |
| Years of service | ?–2004 |
| Rank | Private |
| Unit | 372nd Military Police Company |
| Battles / wars | |
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.
Sivits took photographs at the Abu Ghraib prison which became notorious after being aired on 60 Minutes II. His father, Daniel Sivits, a former serviceman, said that he was trained as a mechanic, not a prison guard, and that he "was just doing what he was told to do". Sivits was the first soldier convicted in connection with the Abu Ghraib incidents.
He died from COVID-19 in Roaring Spring, Pennsylvania, on January 16, 2022, at age 42, during the COVID-19 pandemic in Pennsylvania.