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<h1 class="has-text-color has-normal-font-size wp-block-heading" style="color:#443d3e"><strong>Fort Bliss soldier, <strong>who has not been publicly identified</strong></strong>,<strong> will be charged with sexual assault of fellow soldier later found dead </strong></h1>



<h1 class="has-text-color has-normal-font-size wp-block-heading" style="color:#443d3e"><strong>Asia Graham, a North Carolina native, reported on June 1 that she had been sexually assaulted by another soldier</strong></h1>



<h1 class="has-text-color has-normal-font-size wp-block-heading" style="color:#443d3e"><strong>The command launched an investigation that concluded on Dec. 1, when a top commander officially agreed with her</strong></h1>



<h1 class="has-text-color has-normal-font-size wp-block-heading" style="color:#443d3e"><strong>A month later, Graham, a human resource specialist, was found dead in her barracks in El Paso, Texas</strong></h1>



<h1 class="has-text-color has-normal-font-size wp-block-heading" style="color:#443d3e"><strong>Now, Gen. Sean Bernabe, commander of the 1st Armored Division at Fort Bliss, has ordered a military trial for the suspect </strong></h1>



<figure class="wp-block-image size-large"><img src="https://konniemoments.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/01/Asia-Graham-10.jpg" alt="" class="wp-image-367434"/><figcaption><strong>A private first class soldier at Fort Bliss will reportedly be charged with the sexual assault of a 19-year-old Pfc Asia Graham</strong></figcaption></figure>



<p class="wp-block-paragraph">A private first class soldier at Fort Bliss will reportedly be charged with the sexual assault of a 19-year-old fellow soldier who was found dead on New Year’s Eve.<br>Asia Graham, a North Carolina native, reported on June 1 that she had been sexually assaulted by another soldier, launching an investigation that concluded on December 1, when a top commander officially agreed with her.<br>A month later, Graham, a human resource specialist, was found dead in her barracks in El Paso, Texas.<br>Now, Gen. Sean Bernabe, commander of the 1st Armored Division at Fort Bliss, has ordered a military trial for the suspect, who has not been publicly identified.</p>



<figure class="wp-block-image size-large"><img src="https://konniemoments.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/01/Asia-Graham-3.jpg" alt="" class="wp-image-367411"/><figcaption><strong>The human resource specialist, was found dead in her barracks in El Paso, Texas on New Year&#8217;s Eve </strong></figcaption></figure>



<p class="wp-block-paragraph">Graham, also a private first class, reported being sexually assaulted before she was found dead in her barracks on New Year’s Eve, according to her family members and Army officials as well.<br>She enlisted in the Army in July 2019 and arrived at Fort Bliss five months later after completing combat training in Missouri and South Carolina.<br>Graham’s family told media outlets she’d been sexually assaulted by another soldier shortly after arriving at Fort Bliss in December 2019 and reported it to her superiors.<br>The family has not been impressed by the response of command chain to Graham&#8217;s allegations before her death: “I was with the military life. I spoke very highly about the military,” her mother Nicole Graham told WBTV. “But in her situation, I think the leadership failed her.”<br>Military officials previously said they have ruled out foul play in Graham’s death</p>



<figure class="wp-block-image"><img src="https://konniemoments.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/01/Asia-Graham-11.jpg" alt="This image has an empty alt attribute; its file name is Asia-Graham-11.jpg"/><figcaption><strong>Graham&#8217;s death came a month after Army command at Fort Bliss, Texas launching an investigation into the sexual assault allegations that concluded on Dec. 1, when a top commander officially agreed with her</strong><br></figcaption></figure>



<p class="wp-block-paragraph">The suspect is expected to be arraigned and formally charged over the next week, Fort Bliss spokeswoman Lt. Col. Allie Payne <a rel="noreferrer noopener" href="https://www.charlotteobserver.com/news/local/article248390225.html" target="_blank">said</a> Saturday.<br>“The Iron Eagle team is deeply saddened by the loss of our friend and teammate,” Col. Geoffrey Whittenberg, the brigade’s commander, said in a statement at the time of her death.<br>“Pfc. Graham was a valued member of the Iron Eagle team and did an outstanding job for this Battalion. Her loss is felt not just in our formations but across the Army. We lost a skilled human resource specialist who wanted nothing more than to serve her country and her battle buddies.”<br></p>

Fort Bliss based Private faces charges of with sexual assault on fellow soldier later found dead in Barracks on New Year’s Eve, after she reported assault
