Five soldiers with 10th Mountain Division jailed on rape charges
By Staff Report
Friday, Dec 2
Five male soldiers assigned to 10th Mountain Division have been arrested and jailed on charges that they drugged and raped two women in Rosepine, Louisiana near Fort Polk.
The Vernon Parish (Louisiana) Sheriff’s Office released information about the alleged crimes. Websites Military.com and local Louisiana TV stations KALB and KPLC reported on the details previously.
“The Vernon Parish Sheriff’s office is conducting an on-going investigation regarding the circumstances,” a Fort Polk spokesperson told Military.com in a statement. “The U.S. Army Criminal Investigation Division is providing support. The Joint Readiness Training Center and Fort Polk leadership continue to work closely with law enforcement officials.”
One of the two alleged victims told police she was “acquainted” with one of the soldiers who visited her Rosepine, Louisiana, home near Fort Polk on November 24. The woman acquainted with the soldier told police that the soldier arrived with the other four soldiers the two women didn’t know.
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