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iiclr-22943	Ayer, Jessica J.	Military Extraterritorial Jurisdiction Act: International Implications and Prosecutorial Considerations	2019	30	.pdf	application/pdf	13515	668	54	INTERNATIONAL IMPLICATIONS AND PROSECUTORIAL CONSIDERATIONS JESSICA J. AYER* I. INTRODUCTION In 1953, Mrs. Clarice Covert murdered her husband, Master Sergeant Edward Covert, with an ax while he slept at their home on an airbase in England.1 She admitted to murdering him because he drank to excess, gambled, and caused numerous financial difficulties.2 Mrs. Covert was released from prison on habeas corpus because the United States did not have authority to prosecute military dependents who committed a crime outside of the territorial U.S.3 In 1996, Mr. Milton Gatlin, the husband of Sergeant Gail Taylor, sexually abused his step-daughter while they were living on a military installation in Germany.4 Soon after returning to the U.S., the 13-year-old step-daughter gave birth to a child, and a subsequent genetic test confirmed that the step-father was responsible.5 The step-father was immune from prosecution due to the lack of U.S. jurisdiction outside of the territorial U.S.6 In 2003, U.S. contractors working on behalf of the Department of the Interior (DOI) assigned as guards at the U.S. Army Abu Ghraib Detention Center * J.D., 2019 (expected), Indiana University Robert H. McKinney School of Law; B.A., 2016, Franklin College. An example is the Nisour Square case.163 In 2007, U.S. contractors working on behalf of the Department of State (DOS) approached 154.	cache/iiclr-22943.pdf	txt/iiclr-22943.txt