Female soldier accused US military court of arbitrariness
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US Army soldier Erin Scanlon told the public about the case of rape by a commando from the Delta squadron and the arbitrariness of the military court, which acquitted the rapist and deleted all the case materials. This is reported by the Daily Mail.
Scanlon served in the artillery unit at Fort Bragg, North Carolina in a junior officer position. The woman claims that on September 9, 2016, she was raped at a party organized by the suspect Cristobal Lopez Vallejo. At the time, he was still in military service.
According to the publication, Scanlon was not his only victim. The police accused Vallejo of several sex crimes, but the case was ultimately referred to the military, who sued Vallejo. The Delta operative was found not guilty, but no transcripts or notes, except for the minutes of the court session, remained. The main witness for the defense was his colleague, who had killed his best friend several months earlier and had psychological health problems.
In April 2019, Scanlon filed a $ 10 million lawsuit against the US Army, alleging that Fort Bragg was investigating and considering a gross sexual assault case. But the military dismissed the lawsuit, citing a law that prevents military personnel from submitting such applications. The officer retired from the army and continues to seek justice.
In July, the Daily Mail reported on a British Army soldier who was accused of raping four female co-workers. A criminal case was opened against him, he was sentenced to imprisonment for seven years.
Earlier, a North Carolina military court sentenced an American soldier to life in prison for raping a minor. According to court documents, his wife deliberately pursued a witness in the case and discouraged him from cooperating with law enforcement officials.
