By DANIEL BORUNDA | The El Paso Times | Published: January 15, 2021 EL PASO, Texas (Tribune News Service) A Fort Bliss soldier was formally accused Thursday of three sexual assaults within a year, including allegedly raping a soldier later found dead on New Year s Eve. Pfc. Christian G. Alvarado was arraigned at a general court martial on Fort Bliss for violations of the Uniform Code of Military Justice. A military judge has not yet set a trial date. Alvarado faces three allegations of sexual assault, a charge of aggravated assault and two counts of making false statements to military law enforcement investigators. According to a charging sheet document, Alvarado is accused of raping Pfc. Asia M. Graham while she was unconscious on Dec. 30, 2019, in Fort Bliss.
Fort Bliss soldier charged with rape of fellow unit member a year before her death New Year’s Eve January 15 Pfc. Asia M. Graham, 19, of Cherryville, N.C., was found unresponsive in her barracks room at Fort Bliss, Texas, on New Year s Eve and was later pronounced dead. Another Fort Bliss soldier has now been charged with raping her a year before her death. (Army) A 1st Armored Division soldier at Fort Bliss, Texas, has been formally accused of three sexual assaults in the past year, including the alleged 2019 rape of a soldier from his unit who was found dead this New Year’s Eve.
A soldier faces a court-martial for allegedly sexually assaulting a fellow soldier from Cherryville more than a year before she died in her barracks on Dec. 31, 2020.
Meanwhile, the body of 19-year-old Pfc. Asia M. Graham will return home this week for her funeral, planned for 1 p.m. Saturday at Cleveland Funeral Services. Visitation will be held from 5 to 7 p.m. Friday.
The Army announced that another private first class at Fort Bliss in Texas will face a general court-martial related to an alleged sexual assault of Graham that members of her family say took place in December of 2019. On Jan. 8, 2021, Maj. Gen. Sean C. Bernabe, 1st Armored Division commander, personally ordered the referral of charges against a Fort Bliss private first class to a general court-martial, Army officials said in a statement. The referred charges include one specification alleging the sexual assault of Pfc. Asia M. Graham. A military judge will be detailed to the case to arraign the soldier and d
FORT BLISS, Texas A soldier stationed at a west Texas army post faces sexual assault charges involving a female soldier who was found dead in her barracks on New Year s Eve. On January 8, 2021, Maj. Gen. Sean C. Bernabe, 1st Armored Division commander, personally ordered the referral of charges against a Fort Bliss Private First Class to a general court-martial, Army officials said in a statement. The referred charges include one specification alleging the sexual assault of Pfc. Asia M. Graham. A military judge will be detailed to the case to arraign the Soldier and docket a trial date.
Graham, 19, of Cherryville, N.C., had reportedly been seeking justice at the time of her death after she claimed another soldier had sexually assaulted her. The name of the soldier accused was not released.
Pfc. Asia M. Graham, 19, of Cherryville, N.C. was found unresponsive in her barracks and was later pronounced dead by Fort Bliss Department of Emergency Services. An investigation is underway to determine the circumstances surrounding her death.