

“He did not report to work the following day as scheduled,” Fort Hood officials said in a news release. Army officials confirmed on Saturday that the sergeant had been the alleged victim of “abusive sexual contact,” NBC News reported. Original: Fernandes, 23, was last seen by fellow soldiers on Aug. The sergeant’s identification was found with the body. 25 near railroad tracks in Temple, Texas. Elder FernandesĮditor’s note: A body believed to that of Elder Fernandes was found hanging from a tree Aug.

Here is what we know about each of the soldiers. Army,” Army Secretary Ryan McCarthy said during a visit to Fort Hood earlier this month, the military publication reported. They are the highest in most cases for sexual assault, harassment, murders, for our entire formation in the U.S. In one of those two cases, the person charged with murder was an active-duty soldier based at Fort Hood. Two more who had separated from the Army at the base within the previous six months were also slain, according to Stars and Stripes. Since the beginning of the year, there have been 12 Fort Hood soldiers who have vanished, died, or, in one case, turned up dead after going missing last year. More recently, a spate of missing and slain soldiers has plagued the base, where multiple investigations into the “command climate and culture” have been launched following allegations of rampant sexual harassment and abuse.
