Fort Hood Sgt. Elder Fernandes 'humiliated' after reporting sexual abuse, says family's lawyer
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But I’m gonna tell you, what they did to him, the blood on their hands, it’s a form of murder,” attorney Natalie Khawam said.Temple police, the lead agency investigating because of where Fernandes was found, said foul play is not suspected in his death.Khawam said that after Fernandes reported in May that he had been inappropriately touched by a male superior, he was transferred, and word spread within the new unit, leading to harassment, belittling, bullying and hazing.A survey of Army, Navy, Air Force and Marine personnel in 2018 found about 20,500 instances of unwanted sexual contact, a 38% increase from 2016. Isabel Fernandes said her nephew was hospitalized because he felt suicidal, and he promised to call his mother when he was released.Military suicide: Pentagon reports highest spike in suicides in 5 yearsCol. Patrick Disney, commander of the 1st Cavalry Division Sustainment Brigade, said Fernandes was last seen smoking a cigarette outside the residence in Killeen.Fernandes’ report follows allegations of sexual harassment by Spc. Vanessa Guillen, 20, who went missing from Fort Hood in April and whose body was found dismembered in July.Vanessa Guillen:Soldier's killing at Fort Hood leaves family grieving, grasping for clues“They’re not dying from terrorism or ISIS, they’re dying from sexual assault and sexual harassment when they report it, because the system is broken,” said Khawam, who represents Guillen's family.
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