Mothers of Former Texas Soldier's Sexual Assault Victims Say Army Was Too Slow to Act
Military.com | By Konstantin Toropin
Published September 05, 2024 at 6:05pm ET
A lawsuit filed by two mothers of minor children sexually assaulted by a now dishonorably discharged soldier who served at Fort Cavazos, Texas, claims that the Army did not act quickly enough to stop him or prevent him from harming more young victims.
Rashad Parkinson, 29, a former Bradley Fighting Vehicle maintenance technician, pleaded guilty to three sexual assaults in a Texas court in 2023 and is serving a 35-year jail sentence. The lawsuit filed Aug. 21 in the U.S. district court for western Texas alleges Parkinson assaulted at least eight children between the ages of 12 and 16 between 2018 and 2021.
The mothers say some of the assaults occurred just days after Parkinson was interviewed by police or released from custody. Prosecutors said the former soldier contacted children and offered to sell them vapes as a way to meet and sexually assault them, according to media reports.
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