By COLIN DEMAREST | The Aiken Standard | Published: May 13, 2021 AIKEN, S.C. An Army soldier training at Fort Gordon in nearby Georgia has admitted to possessing child pornography, authorities said Wednesday. Bryan Stills, 26, recently pleaded guilty to one count of possession of child pornography, according to David H. Estes, the acting U.S. attorney for the Southern District of Georgia. Stills could face up to 20 years in prison as well as fines. Stills is awaiting sentencing, according to a Justice Department announcement. A search of Stills s living quarters in late 2019 turned up devices with hundreds of images and videos of child pornography. At the time, Stills was a private second class training with the 369th Signal Battalion.
AUSTIN, Texas â A little more than a week after the Pentagon released new data showing military sexual assault reporting had increased for a fourth consecutive year, members of Congress said they are encouraged by the progress made by Army leaders at Fort Hood to address the systemic shortcomings at the Central Texas post, following the harassment and killing of Spc. Vanessa Guillen.
Fort Hood leaders last Thursday welcomed several members of Congress, including Rep. Jackie Speier, D-CaliF., Marc Veasey, D-Texas, and Sylvia Garcia, D-Texas, back to the military installation after eight months for follow-up interviews with soldiers to discuss how the toxic culture plaguing the post nicknamed The Great Place had improved.
A little more than a week after the Pentagon released new data showing military sexual assault reporting had increased for a fourth consecutive year, members of Congress said they are encouraged by the progress made by Army leaders at Fort Hood to address the systemic shortcomings at the Central Texas post, following the harassment and killing of Spc. Vanessa Guillen.
Fort Hood leaders on Thursday welcomed several members of Congress, including Rep. Jackie Speier, D-Cali., Marc Veasey, D-Texas, and Sylvia Garcia, D-Texas, back to the military installation after eight months for follow-up interviews with soldiers to discuss how the toxic culture plaguing the post nicknamed The Great Place had improved.
Army announces CID restructure and SHARP policy improvements
The restructured CID will feature a higher ratio of civilian criminal investigators to military special agents in order to increase investigative experience. Author: U.S. Army Public Affairs Published: 4:11 PM CDT May 6, 2021 Updated: 4:18 PM CDT May 6, 2021
WASHINGTON Acting upon recommendations of the Fort Hood Independent Review Committee, the Army announced today that it will restructure the U.S. Army Criminal Investigation Command and immediately implement measures to better protect and inform victims of sexual assault and sexual harassment.
“Maj. Gen. Donna Martin led an intensive five-month structural redesign to create an organization with enhanced capabilities and capacity, organized with and led by civilian and military agents, military officers and enlisted Soldiers,” said acting Secretary of the Army John Whitley, referring to the Army’s Provost M
Army to hire civilian to lead Criminal Investigation Command, make changes to sex assault response
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The Army has announced it will restructure the U.S. Army Criminal Investigation Command and make policy improvements within the Sexual Harassment/Assault Response and Prevention (SHARP) Program.
The changes stem from recommendations by the Fort Hood Independent Review Committee. Maj. Gen. Donna Martin led an intensive five-month structural redesign to create an organization with enhanced capabilities and capacity, organized with and led by civilian and military agents, military officers and enlisted Soldiers, said acting Secretary of the Army John Whitley, referring to the Army s Provost Marshal General/CID commanding general.