How did the Abu Ghraib Prison Abuse Scandal Become Known and What was the Immediate Result?

The Abu Ghraib prison scandal finally became known to the public in spring of 2004. Jospeh Darby, military police, asked Graner to borrow his pictures so that he could have copies of the ones from major sights in Iraq. Darby did not know that he would find one CD of pictures of abuse in Abu Ghraib. Upon finding the pictures, Darby turned the CD in to army investigators, the CID. The CID began an investigation where they told anyone working at Abu Ghraib to turn in any pictures and paraphernalia and all would be forgotten. The story broke out to the public when the New Yorker and 60 Minutes aired the photos and told of the abuse. The investigators did not find evidence of orders to do this to the detainees. Abu Ghraib was not properly characterized as an "Animal House" because the soldiers working there were not trained in this field. They had no prior experience in being a prison guard and were not previously aware of the abusive stress positions they were ordered to inflict. Some of these actions were brought about in Brazil and only someone trained in the category would know about it. Eleven soldiers were court marshaled and charged for the crimes at Abu Ghraib. There sentences ranged from 6 months to 10 years, or a demotion in rank. Of these were Charles Graner, Lynndie England, Javal Davis, and Roman Krol.