US troops charged with crimes in Italy often elude punishment
Stars and Stripes reports:
In an Italian court last month, Pvt. Darius McCullough was convicted of rape and sentenced to six years in prison.
But he’s also scheduled to rotate out of Italy on Saturday, so it’s possible he’ll never see the inside of a cell.
The disconnect comes from a painfully ponderous Italian justice system, a reluctance to jail U.S. military defendants, and the obscure workings of the status of forces agreement — the legal framework governing U.S. troops in Italy.
