An Army sergeant first class, who headed a sexual assault prevention program, is accused of abusive sexual contact, pandering, assault and maltreatment of subordinates.
He was trained to protect victims of sexual assault and was stationed in Fort Hood, Texas. The unidentified sergeant has since been suspended.
A source tells CNN among the allegations against him are possible prostitution-related activities.
This new bombshell comes just about two weeks after the Air Force’s head of sexual assault prevention was accused of groping a woman in a parking lot in Virginia, The New York Daily News reports.
Moreover, a Pentagon report released just last week shows that anonymous reporting of sexual assault within the military’s own ranks has grown more than 30 percent over the past two years.
Sen. Kirsten Gillibrand (D-N.Y.) said in a statement on Tuesday of the newest report of sexual abuse allegations, “To say this report is disturbing would be a gross understatement. We have to do better by the men and women serving.”
Defense Secretary Chuck Hagel has taken action, ordering all service members working in sexual assault prevention be screened and retrained.
"This is so contrary to everything upon which the Army was built," said John McHugh, Army secretary. "To see this kind of activity happening in our ranks is really heart-wrenching and sickening."