Soldier trained as advisor on sexual assault is arrested for rape
He was not serving as a SHARP rep at the time of his arrest.
By Haley Britzky May 21, 2021
News Army
Soldier trained as advisor on sexual assault is arrested for rape
A soldier in the 82nd Airborne Division trained as a sexual harassment and assault response and prevention (SHARP) representative has been arrested on charges of rape and child endangerment in North Carolina.
Army Sgt. 1st Class Oscar Rene Ruiz, an artillery cannon crewmember assigned to the 1st Brigade Combat Team, 82nd Airborne Division, was arrested last week in Cumberland County and charged with second-degree rape and child endangerment. He was not serving as a SHARP representative at the time of his arrest.
Ruiz, who was serving as an acting company first sergeant, joined the Army in 2009 and has deployed to Afghanistan twice, according to Lt. Col. Mike Burns, an Army spokesman. Ruiz has since been suspended from his duties and administratively flagged, which typically prevents soldiers from being transferred or promoted during ongoing legal matters.
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