At a general court-martial Monday at Baghdad's Camp Victory, Army Pvt. James R. Bickerstaff pleaded guilty to attempted possession of child pornography and communicating indecent language to a child under 16.
Bickerstaff also received a bad-conduct discharge.
The soldier was stationed at Fort Riley, KS, in August 2006 when he "engaged in a discussion with a 12-year-old girl in an attempt to initiate physical contact of a sexual nature," the military said.
In April and May, he downloaded pornographic videos to a personal laptop and an iPod and attempted to download child pornography, the military said.
Bickerstaff is with Charlie Company, 1-16th Infantry Battalion, 787th Combat Service Support Battalion, 507th Corps Support Group, at Al Asad Air Base.
