Sgt. Elder Fernandes was was last seen Monday, Aug 17 and reported missing Wednesday

The 23-year-old corps man had reported sexual abuse before his disappearance from base which has reported 11 deaths this year

The unit sexual assault response coordinator at Fort Hood had been working with him 

An official said Sgt Fernandes had also been transferred to another unit after he filed the report, ‘to ensure he received the proper care and ensure there were no opportunities for reprisals’  

The disappearance of another Fort Hood soldier this week has shed light on the string of tragedies and deaths that have plagued the Texas Army base 

11 soldiers from the base in Killeen, Texas have died this year, investigators believe five of those cases involve foul play

A missing Fort Hood soldier had reported sexual abuse before his disappearance from the Texas base Monday, officials have said.
Sgt. Elder Fernandes, 23, was reported missing on Wednesday. Killeen police said he hasn’t been seen since Monday when his staff sergeant dropped him off at home.  
‘The unit sexual assault response coordinator has been working closely with Sgt. Fernandes, ensuring he was aware of all his reporting, care, and victim advocacy options,’ Fort Hood public affairs officer Lt. Col. Chris Brautigam said in a statement. 
Brautigam also stated that Fernandes had been transferred to another unit, ‘to ensure he received the proper care and ensure there were no opportunities for reprisals.’ 
The disappearance of another Fort Hood soldier this week has shed light on the string of tragedies and deaths that have plagued the Texas Army base. Fernandes’ disappearance follows the deaths of 11 Fort Hood soldiers this year alone. Of those 11 deaths, foul play is suspected in five of them. 
The string of disappearances and deaths at the base led the US Army Secretary to launch an investigation into the base last month. At the time, Secretary Ryan McCarthy said that Fort Hood had one of the highest rates of murder, sexual assault and harassment in the Army.  

Fernandes’ disappearance comes a year after the disappearance of Gregory Morales, a Fort Hood soldier who was reported missing on August 20, 2019. 
Pfc. Gregory Scott Morales, was reported missing from the base a year ago on August 20, 2019.
The 24-year-old’s remains were found on June 21 in a field in Killeen. Then on July 1, Army officials found human remains that were later identified as those 20-year-old Pfc. Vanessa Guillén another a Fort Hood soldier who had been missing since April.
Vanessa Guillén´s body was found a week later in July after her disappearance in April. So far it has been reported that a fellow soldier at the base, Spc. Aaron Robinson, 20, killed and dismembered Guillén.
He then had the remains disposed of in nearby woods, with the help of a civilian female accomplice, federal and state investigators said. 

Fernandes, 23, who was last seen Monday was reported missing on Wednesday. Fernandes had reported sexual abuse before his disappearance from the Texas base Monday, officials have said. 
‘The unit sexual assault response coordinator has been working closely with Sgt. Fernandes, ensuring he was aware of all his reporting, care, and victim advocacy options,’ Fort Hood public affairs officer Lt. Col. Chris Brautigam said in a statement. 
Brautigam also stated that Fernandes had been transferred to another unit, ‘to ensure he received the proper care and ensure there were no opportunities for reprisals.’ 

The disappearance of yet another Fort Hood soldier this week has shed light on the string of tragedies and deaths that have plagued the Texas Army base.
Sgt. Fernandes’ disappearance follows the deaths of 11 Fort Hood soldiers this year alone. Of those 11 deaths, foul play is suspected in five of them. 
The string of disappearances and deaths at the base led the US Army Secretary to launch an investigation into the base last month. At the time, Army Secretary Ryan McCarthy said that Fort Hood had one of the highest rates of murder, sexual assault and harassment in the Army.  
Robinson killed himself July 1, the day Guillén’s remains were found, officials said. 
Cecily Aguilar, 22, of Killeen, has been accused of disposing of Guillén’s remains for Robinson and has been charged with three federal conspiracy counts related to the soldier’s death. 
She has pled not guilty.
Guillén´s family has said she was sexually harassed by the soldier suspected of killing her, but the Army has said there is no evidence to support that. There is an ongoing investigation. 

His disappearance follows the deaths of 11 Fort Hood soldiers this year alone. With at least five cases believed to involve foul play.
An independent investigation is currently underway into the embattled army base following the string of deaths and disappearance
The other soldiers to have died this year include: 
Pvt. Mejhor Morta
Spc. Francisco Gilberto Hernandezvargas
Pfc. Brandon Scott Rosecrans
Pfc. Wedel-Morales
Pfc. Vanessa Guillén
Spc. Freddy Delacruz Jr
Spc. Christopher Wayne Sawyer
Spc. Shelby Tyler Jones.
Sgt. Bradley Moore, 3
Spc. Cole Jakob Aton,
Pfc. Gregory Scott Morales
The two most recent deaths linked to the base include those of Sgt. Bradley Moore, 36, who died at the base during a training exercise last week. He was with the Texas Army National Guard.  
Spc. Cole Jakob Aton, 22, was also killed last week while assisting at the scene of a car accident near the base.
He had been standing on the road trying to direct traffic around the crash when he was hit by a car. 
Aton had previously shared petitions and posts on social media demanding answers into the deaths and disappearances at the Fort Hood base.

A Killeen police statement described Fernandes as 5 feet, 8 inches tall, weighing 133 pounds. He was last seen Monday wearing black Army physical training shorts and a T-shirt with red athletic shoes.
Fort Hood officials identified Fernandes as a chemical, biological, radiological and nuclear specialist with the 1st Cavalry Division Sustainment Brigade.
Fernandes’ family and the U.S. Army are asking for the public´s help in finding the missing soldier.’Help us find him,’ said his aunt Isabel Fernandes. ‘We just want to find him alive soon. He needs to be home with his family,’ she said.
State representative Liz Miranda, [D-Mass], said on social media that Fernandes’ car had been found with all of his belongings and that he had recently signed a new apartment lease but never picked up the keys.
Natalie Khawam, a lawyer representing the Guillen family, said she will also be representing the Fernandes family. She echoed her calls for a congressional investigation of Fort Hood and said the soldiers at the Texas base and their families deserve to know the truth.