Top Enlisted Leader of 173rd Airborne Brigade in Italy Fired After Sexual Assault Allegations
The top enlisted leader for the 173rd Airborne Brigade, based in Vicenza, Italy, was fired amid allegations he sexually assaulted a subordinate while intoxicated, internal records of the incident reviewed by Military.com show. Command Sgt. Maj. Matthew Carlson allegedly sexually assaulted a subordinate noncommissioned officer, according to a document summarizing the events. Army officials did […]
Soldier Who Was Inspector General Noncommissioned Officer of the Year Faces Sexual Assault, Harassment Charges
The Army inspector general’s noncommissioned officer of the year for 2019 is facing a general court-martial on charges related to sex crimes, according to court documents. Master Sgt. Christopher Dehn, 37, is set to be arraigned June 5 at Joint Base Lewis-McChord in Washington state on four counts of sexual assault, two counts of sexual […]
Army Lieutenant Colonel at Fort Belvoir Accused of More than 16 Allegations of Domestic Abuse, Assault
An Army lieutenant colonel assigned to the National Geospatial-Intelligence Agency at Fort Belvoir, Virginia, was formally charged this month with 16 counts of domestic abuse and other violations under the Uniform Code of Military Justice, a charge sheet obtained by Military.com revealed. Lt. Col. Ashley R. Ellis was arraigned in a Fort Belvoir courtroom Feb. […]
Army’s New Special Prosecutors Hit Ground Running with Case Netting 20-Year Sentence for Rape, Assault
In a first for the Army, a new specialized legal team is prosecuting the service’s most egregious criminal cases, including a soldier based in Okinawa, Japan, who was convicted of the rape and sexual assault of two victims in California and South Korea earlier this month. Sgt. Antonio Robert Aden, 27, was sentenced to 20 […]
Lawyer Picked to Prosecute Army Sexual Assault Is Fired over an Old Email Doubting Victims’ Claims
WASHINGTON — The lawyer selected to be the Army’s first top prosecutor of sexual assaults under an overhaul of the military justice system has been fired because of an email he sent 10 years ago appearing to belittle victims’ assault allegations. Brig. Gen. Warren Wells was removed from the job on Friday by Army Secretary […]
A Soldier Saved a Woman from a Violent Assault. Now He’s Being Honored with Rare Valor Award
When Spc. Rene Rodriguez saw a woman being viciously attacked outside a coffee shop near Schofield Barracks, Hawaii, he asked himself what his father would do. It was the middle of a warm October afternoon. There were plenty of onlookers, but no one was stepping in. “My heart dropped because I saw someone being violently […]
Army Colonel Gets $975,000 in Sex Assault Case Against Former Joint Chiefs Vice Chairman
WASHINGTON — A retired Army colonel has reached a court settlement of nearly $1 million in a sexual assault lawsuit against Air Force Gen. John Hyten, who served as vice chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff. The settlement with the U.S. government ends more than four years of investigations, reviews and congressional digging into […]
Military Sexual Assault Reports Rise, Even as Army Numbers Fall
WASHINGTON — The number of reported sexual assaults across the military inched up by about 1% last year, as a sharp decline in Army numbers offset large increases in the other three services, U.S. officials told The Associated Press. The small overall uptick is significantly less than the 13% jump the Defense Department saw in […]