Army to hire civilian to lead Criminal Investigation Command, make changes to sex assault response
U.S. Army
and last updated 2021-05-06 12:48:00-04
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.
Spc. Vanessa Guillen s Harasser Was a Known Toxic Leader, Army Report Shows
Family, friends and supporters of murdered U.S. Army Private First Class Vanessa Guillen rally on the National Mall to call for justice and for Congress to investigate her death July 30, 2020 in Washington, DC. (Chip Somodevilla/Getty Images)
5 May 2021 Stars and Stripes | By Rose L. Thayer
AUSTIN, Texas The sexual harassment that Spc. Vanessa Guillen faced before her death last year from a noncommissioned officer at Fort Hood wasn t an isolated incident.
There had been four other complaints filed against her platoon sergeant for his mistreatment of subordinates, yet leaders continued to move him and keep him in charge of soldiers, according to an Army report released last week.
By ROSE L. THAYER | STARS AND STRIPES Published: May 5, 2021 AUSTIN, Texas The sexual harassment that Spc. Vanessa Guillen faced before her death last year from a noncommissioned officer at Fort Hood wasn’t an isolated incident. There had been four other complaints filed against her platoon sergeant for his mistreatment of subordinates, yet leaders continued to move him and keep him in charge of soldiers, according to an Army report released last week. The sergeant, whose name was redacted in the public release of the report, was known to yell, belittle and threaten soldiers with counseling, delayed promotion or denial of leave, while playing favorites and speaking Spanish in the workplace, which isolated those who didn’t understand the language, according to the report.
Army Disciplines 21 at Fort Hood in Probe of Soldier Vanessa Guillen’s Death
WASHINGTON The Army said Friday that it has taken disciplinary action against 21 officers and non-commissioned officers at Fort Hood, Texas, in connection with death last year of Spc. Vanessa Guillén, who was missing for about two months before her remains were found.
The punishments, which include firing eight senior commanders, are the latest Army moves in response to Guillén’s disappearance and death, which brought to light widespread leadership failures at a base that had high rates of sexual assault, harassment, drug use and other problems.