Posted on Jan 5, 2021
Fort Bliss soldier found dead filed sexual assault charges months before she died, officials and...
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"The family of a Fort Bliss soldier who died on New Year’s Eve said she reported sexual assault charges to the U.S. Army during her time at Fort Bliss, months before she died.
As KTSM 9 News previously reported, 19-year-old Pfc. Asia Graham was found unresponsive in her barracks on New Year’s Eve and was later pronounced dead by the Fort Bliss Department of Emergency Services personnel."
"Fort Bliss officials said Graham made an initial report of an alleged sexual assault on June 1, 2020. At the time, the soldier alleged a fellow soldier stationed at Fort Bliss sexually assaulted her in December 2019. Fort Bliss said Army Criminal Investigative Command investigated the matter.
“Charges were preferred against the alleged offender on October 22, 2020, which includes one specification of sexual assault pertaining to Pfc. Graham, those charges are pending adjudication,” Fort Bliss officials said in an email statement.
As KTSM 9 News previously reported, 19-year-old Pfc. Asia Graham was found unresponsive in her barracks on New Year’s Eve and was later pronounced dead by the Fort Bliss Department of Emergency Services personnel."
"Fort Bliss officials said Graham made an initial report of an alleged sexual assault on June 1, 2020. At the time, the soldier alleged a fellow soldier stationed at Fort Bliss sexually assaulted her in December 2019. Fort Bliss said Army Criminal Investigative Command investigated the matter.
“Charges were preferred against the alleged offender on October 22, 2020, which includes one specification of sexual assault pertaining to Pfc. Graham, those charges are pending adjudication,” Fort Bliss officials said in an email statement.
Fort Bliss soldier found dead filed sexual assault charges months before she died, officials and...
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She may yet get justice, even in death -- God bless her family during this tragedy
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SFC (Join to see) Is this un uptick of female soldiers dying like this? It just seems like we hear a lot more lately, and I was wondering if something has changed recently.
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No. We just hear stories quicker with social media and after Vanessa Guillen there's a new spotlight on sexual assault. I don't think there's an increase in any servicemembers dying or being murdered. Just social media gets things out faster than info used to get out.
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SFC (Join to see) plus I haven't seen anything on how she died. I'm guessing maybe suicide since no foul play. But idk. Maybe an accident...idk.
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LT Brad McInnis it's completely sad. And it's sad that in my 16 years nothing much has changed with sexual assault for all victims male or female. Or before that.
I don't think we will ever truly know the scope of it because too many don't report it officially. And we will never stop it. We will never have zero cases.
I don't think we will ever truly know the scope of it because too many don't report it officially. And we will never stop it. We will never have zero cases.
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