Posted on Jan 23, 2021
Fort Bliss soldier charged with rape of fellow unit member a year before her death New Year’s Eve...
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"A 1st Armored Division soldier at Fort Bliss, Texas, has been formally accused of three sexual assaults in the past year, including the alleged 2019 rape of a soldier from his unit who was found dead this New Year’s Eve."
"Pfc. Christian G. Alvarado was arraigned Thursday during a general court-martial at Fort Bliss on three specifications of sexual assault, two specifications of making false statements and one specification of aggravated assault in violation of the Uniform Code of Military Justice.
Alvarado is accused of raping 19-year-old Pfc. Asia M. Graham while she was unconscious Dec. 30, 2019, at Fort Bliss, according to his charge sheets. Graham was found dead in her barracks room this New Year’s Eve, roughly one year after the alleged assault took place."
"Pfc. Christian G. Alvarado was arraigned Thursday during a general court-martial at Fort Bliss on three specifications of sexual assault, two specifications of making false statements and one specification of aggravated assault in violation of the Uniform Code of Military Justice.
Alvarado is accused of raping 19-year-old Pfc. Asia M. Graham while she was unconscious Dec. 30, 2019, at Fort Bliss, according to his charge sheets. Graham was found dead in her barracks room this New Year’s Eve, roughly one year after the alleged assault took place."
Fort Bliss soldier charged with rape of fellow unit member a year before her death New Year’s Eve...
Posted from armytimes.com
SHARP
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Military Sexual Trauma (MST)
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Were those other assaults still being put through the process? How is he still in the Army when he was formally accused of three sexual assaults in the last year? Smh.
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SFC Kathy Pepper
Accused is not convicted. The article did not state when the rapes allegedly* occurred, nor when the accusers stepped forward. Furthermore, the military must retain the accused so he can be processed by the courts.
The rapes occurred in December 2019, May 2020, and August 2020; PFC Graham came forward in June. At least one of the three women was drunk, so I think it is very much to their credit that they came forward with the accusation at all, even if it was considerably later. Too often, women get the blame in these types of situations: “It was her fault, she was drunk.” Conversely, men too often get away with, “it was not my fault, I was drunk.” In my opinion, these three women demonstrated enormous bravery and fortitude, and I hope they get justice.
*Do not, for an instant, presume that I am siding with him. I am following the edict that defendants are “innocent until proven guilty." If he did the rapes, I hope he spends the next 20+ years turning big rocks into small rocks (and sleeping with his back to the wall every night!).
The rapes occurred in December 2019, May 2020, and August 2020; PFC Graham came forward in June. At least one of the three women was drunk, so I think it is very much to their credit that they came forward with the accusation at all, even if it was considerably later. Too often, women get the blame in these types of situations: “It was her fault, she was drunk.” Conversely, men too often get away with, “it was not my fault, I was drunk.” In my opinion, these three women demonstrated enormous bravery and fortitude, and I hope they get justice.
*Do not, for an instant, presume that I am siding with him. I am following the edict that defendants are “innocent until proven guilty." If he did the rapes, I hope he spends the next 20+ years turning big rocks into small rocks (and sleeping with his back to the wall every night!).
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WTF is happening in my beloved Army? I got a little wild on occasion but never that out of control. I hope he gets what he gave when he arrives at Leavenworth.
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