WASHINGTON, Sept. 10 -- The U.S. Department of Justice's Criminal Division issued the following news release:

Adam Schlueter, 40, of Atlanta, was sentenced today to life in prison and lifetime supervised release for physically and sexually assaulting two minors under the age of 10.

According to evidence presented at trial, Schlueter was stationed in Grafenwohr, Germany, while a member of the Army from 2009 until 2013. While there, he physically, emotionally, and sexually abused two minor victims. During trial testimony, both minors described being choked and beaten by Schlueter, among others form of egregious physical abuse. One minor described, at age eight, being pushed through a second-story window and dangled above the ground. Schluet...