Pfc. Lynndie England pleaded guilty on May 2, 2005, to mistreating prisoners at the Abu Ghraib prison in Iraq. England became a central figure in the scandal after photos emerged in 2004 showing her and others sexually humiliating Iraqi prisoners. One of the photos showed her holding a hooded, naked prisoner on a leash. Another showed her smiling and giving a thumbs-up, next to nude prisoners.

The judge asked her about the photo that depicted her smiling. England said she replied, "No, no way," at first when a fellow soldier asked her to pose for the picture. "But they were being very persistent, bugging me, so I said, 'OK, whatever,'" she told the judge.

"I had a choice, but I chose to do what my friends wanted me to," England said, entering her plea.