Soldier cleared of abuse charge
13 April 2012
A British soldier who admitted assaulting an Iraqi prisoner was today cleared of forcing the captured men to strip only moments before they were involved in a "sex show".
Lance Corporal Darren Larkin, 30, from Oldham, Greater Manchester, was accused of forcing two captured Iraqi looters to undress only moments before they were photographed simulating anal and oral sex.
A charge against Corporal Daniel Kenyon, 33, from Newcastle upon Tyne, of aiding and abetting Larkin was also dropped. Cpl Kenyon still faces a series of further charges.