The U.S. Army has reprimanded multiple soldiers following an investigation into allegations that reserve unit leaders mishandled reports of sexual harassment and assault.
The U.S. Army has reprimanded multiple soldiers following an investigation into allegations that reserve unit leaders mishandled reports of sexual harassment and assault.
MivPiv/iStock(WASHINGTON) The United States Army has reprimanded multiple soldiers following a months-long investigation into allegations that leaders of an Illinois-based reserve unit improperly handled reports of sexual harassment and assault. The Army opened a probe into the 416th Theater Engineer Command in January 2020 at the request of Illinois Sens. Dick Durbin and Tammy Duckworth after it was reported that commanders had brushed aside sexual assault complaints within the unit and retaliated against a whistleblower. The findings from that investigation were released publicly Tuesday in a redacted version of the report, which determined that the unit's former leader, Maj. Gen. Miyako Schanely, had failed to properly implement the Army's Sexual Harassment/Assault Response and Prevention (SHARP) program. Schanely was suspended last year as part of the probe. Army officials said Tuesday that Schanely has relinquished her command. Two more senior leaders have faced admini
A top general has lost her command and multiple soldiers have been reprimanded following an investigation into allegations that an Army Reserve unit based in Darien mishandled sexual assault complaints for years.
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The general in charge of an Army Reserve unit based in Darien has lost her command, and multiple soldiers have been reprimanded as the result of an investigation into allegations that sexual assault complaints were mishandled for years.
The investigation stemmed from a complaint by Amy Braley Franck, a civilian sexual assault victim advocate with the Army Reserve’s 416th Theater Engineer Command, which provides technical and engineering support for U.S. military forces and serves as the headquarters for nearly 11,000 soldiers in 26 states west of the Mississippi River.
Braley Franck, who lives in Oswego, accused the unit’s commanders of improperly opening internal investigations of two sexual assault complaints rather than referring them for criminal investigations.