Basaldua’s body was found in March at the same Army post where Vanessa Guillén was found murdered.
, but unit leadership had not taken any action. The failure of the facility’s leaders to fully investigate led to a scathing report that condemned the culture of command at the military post, saying it allowed an environment for sexual assault and harassment.
“He was choking me and I couldn’t move, and he thought that was super fun,” she wrote, though she did not report the incident. Baldo Basaldua, the father of Ana Basaldua, took issue with the Army's findings about his daughter's death.According to the report, along with her allegations of harassment and assault, Basaldua was dealing with an Article 15, a military charge for disciplinary infractions after she tested positive for THC, the ingredient found in marijuana. Also, in January 2023 she was in the process of Chapter 14 separation from the U.S.
Fort Cavazos officials have not responded to questions sent to them by Noticias Telemundo about the report’s findings. Army investigators did not identify the soldier who was the subject of the sexual harassment complaint. Fort Cavazos has not responded to questions on the case. The recruiter said he’d warned Basaldua of “the realities of entering a male dominated MOS as a female when she picked her job,” the investigation report said.
“How is it not harassment? … Of course it was harassment! Obviously, it was harassment … I would’ve demoted or stripped him of his rank,” her mother said. “My daughter was not responsible for provoking anyone … By the end of January she complained: ‘Mom, why did you make me pretty? It’s like it’s a sin to be pretty. You have to go unnoticed, so they don’t bother you.
On Feb. 21, Basaldua told a therapist on base that she wanted to stay in the Army and expressed hope that she would be allowed to continue in the service. On March 8, in another therapy session, she seemed happy and said she believed her commander would allow her to continue in the military, according to the investigators’ report.
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