Probe launched into missing soldier's sexual harassment claims | Daily Mail Online
She Had Accused An Unnamed Sergeant Of Sexually Harassing Her And Claimed She Felt Unsafe Before She Disappeared, Her Family Says
'I Take Allegations Of Sexual Harassment Very Seriously And We Are Conducting A Thorough
Investigation,' Col. Ralph Overland Said
Probe Comes Days After Officials Said There Was No Evidence Of Sexual Assault
The Investigation Is Taking Place Two Months After She Disappeared
"The Fort Hood Army base has launched an investigation into missing soldier Vanessa Guillen’s allegations that a sergeant sexually harassed her, nearly two months after she disappeared.
Concern over Private First-Class Guillen’s whereabouts are growing after she vanished without a trace, last seen in the parking lot of her regimental engineer squadron headquarters at the Killeen, Texas base on April 22 around 1pm.
On Thursday Col. Ralph Overland, the commander of the 3rd Cavalry Regiment, appointed a team to perform a standard investigation called an 'AR 15-6 investigation' into Guillen’s harassment allegations.
'I opened an investigation concerning the information provided by the Guillen Family that Pfc. Vanessa Guillen was harassed prior to her disappearance,' he said.
'I take allegations of sexual harassment very seriously and we are conducting a thorough investigation,' he added.
Overland declared the regiment 'will not stop until we find her."