Posted on Jan 24, 2021
Latina soldier says she was abused in the Army shortly before Vanessa Guillén: now pressure is...
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"Lopez, 24, is only the latest female soldier to come forward in a wave of denunciations of sexual abuse in military ranks following the tragic murder last year of Private Vanessa Guillen at Fort Hood, Texas.
Lopez, who served at the same military base describes herself as “the case before Vanessa,” and is haunted by the thought that if she had fought harder, or her military commanders had paid more attention to her plight, Guillen might still be alive.
“If someone had taken my case seriously that could have saved her,” she told Univision in a series of lengthy interviews."
Lopez, who served at the same military base describes herself as “the case before Vanessa,” and is haunted by the thought that if she had fought harder, or her military commanders had paid more attention to her plight, Guillen might still be alive.
“If someone had taken my case seriously that could have saved her,” she told Univision in a series of lengthy interviews."
Latina soldier says she was abused in the Army shortly before Vanessa Guillén: now pressure is...
Posted from univision.com
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Military Sexual Trauma (MST)
Sexual Assault
Posted 4 y ago
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Nothing Lopez could have done would have changed the violent attack on Guillen. That was brutal and even a mental evaluation of her killer probably would not have forecasted it.
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SFC Kelly Fuerhoff
Perhaps if there wasn't so much toxic leadership and sexual harassment and assault weren't ignored, she could have been saved actually. Even if she never formally reported SH and had told people in her unit, someone should have reported it to the SARC.
I think Guillen could be alive still had the climate at Hood not been what it's been for decades.
I think Guillen could be alive still had the climate at Hood not been what it's been for decades.
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The Good Ole boy mentality unfortunately exists in some RA circles.
https://www.washingtonpost.com/archive/politics/1999/11/17/army-busts-a-general-to-colonel/3d48564f-6b1f-46c6-9e5b-c8b9cb4ab5a5/
https://www.washingtonpost.com/archive/politics/1999/11/17/army-busts-a-general-to-colonel/3d48564f-6b1f-46c6-9e5b-c8b9cb4ab5a5/
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