What happened to Vanessa Guillen Family of deceased Fort Hood soldier seeks $35 million in damages × Follow Us Create Notifications New User posted their first comment this is comment text Link Approve Reject & ban Delete Log in Manage your profile Editing Story Queue Video Queue Editing Stats Writer Home SEO Redirection Admin Gaming Wiki Edits Taxonomy Home Edit Site Menu Mapping Dashboard Tag Pages Community Social Feed Queue Feed Center Notification Center Affiliate Home Manage Pages Bottom Tagline Dash Timeless Stories Logout SK POP News What happened to Vanessa Guillen Family of deceased Fort Hood soldier seeks $35 million in damages By Ushashi Sarkar Modified 14 Aug 2022 Follow Us Comment Share Vanessa Guillen's family files a lawsuit demanding for damages two years after her death (Image via U.S. Army) In April 2020, 20-year-old Texas soldier Vanessa Guillen went missing under mysterious circumstances. Nobody knew anything about her whereabouts for a few months. Guillen's bodily remains were discovered in July 2020 after the man who had murdered her died by suicide. Further investigation revealed that she was also sexually harassed during her time at the U.S. Army base in Fort Hood, Texas, which affected her mental health significantly. Mayra Guillen@mguilen_Today’s decision is a step in the right direction for victims of SEXUAL ASSAULT/HARASSMENT who served our country. @WhistleblowerLF will be filing the 1st sexual assault case AGAINST the DOD on behalf of my beloved sister Vanessa Guillen & our family. #IamVanessaGuillen15454Today’s decision is a step in the right direction for victims of SEXUAL ASSAULT/HARASSMENT who served our country. @WhistleblowerLF will be filing the 1st sexual assault case AGAINST the DOD on behalf of my beloved sister Vanessa Guillen & our family. #IamVanessaGuillen More than two years later, on Friday, August 12, 2022, Vanessa Guillen's family filed a lawsuit against the U.S. government, seeking $35 million in damages. The lawsuit came after a three-judge panel from the 9th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals decided in San Francisco on Thursday, August 11, that an Army colonel could proceed with a lawsuit against a former Air Force General over a sexual assault allegation. The Guillen family is seeking damages for their daughter's sexual harassment, abuse, assault, rape, sodomy and wrongful death at the hands of the army. The lawsuit states: "From October 1, 2019 to April 22, 2020, SPC. Vanessa Guillen suffered mental anguish, fear, emotional distress, physical injury, and death as a result of sexual harassment, r*pe, sodomy, and physical assault. Further Vanessa Guillen and her heirs have lost her livelihood and income to the date of her natural death." Erica Simon@EricaOnABC13BREAKING: the family of slain Army Specialist Vanessa Guillen has filed a multi-million dollar lawsuit against the U.S. government. The lawsuit says Guillen was harassed at Fort Hood, and told her family she didn’t report it in fear of retaliation.216BREAKING: the family of slain Army Specialist Vanessa Guillen has filed a multi-million dollar lawsuit against the U.S. government. The lawsuit says Guillen was harassed at Fort Hood, and told her family she didn’t report it in fear of retaliation. https://t.co/wloxFtXKFO Natalie Khawam, who filed the lawsuit on behalf of Vanessa Guillen's family, said: "This will be an opportunity for every victim to feel not only like they have a voice but that they can be made whole." Attorney Natalie Khawam@WhistleblowerLFGiven the 9th Circuit’s favorable decision yesterday, we properly filed a lawsuit on behalf of Vanessa Guillen. We will continue to fight for Justice for Vanessa, and all the victims of sexual assault. #IamVanessaGuillen apnews.com/article/sacred…227Given the 9th Circuit’s favorable decision yesterday, we properly filed a lawsuit on behalf of Vanessa Guillen. We will continue to fight for Justice for Vanessa, and all the victims of sexual assault. #IamVanessaGuillen apnews.com/article/sacred… Vanessa Guillen s case is a massive step forward for sexual assault victims in the military In a profession that has historically been male-dominated, female victims of assault and harassment are silenced every day. Fear of retaliation haunts victims who are forced to keep quiet or face the wrath of such institutions. Guillen was also forced into silence because she feared the consequences. The lawsuit filed by the Guillen family mentions at least two incidents of sexuall harassment faced by the young soldier at her base camp. According to her sister Mayra Guillen, "Prior to a Regimental Field Training Exercise in September 2019 a higher up solicited my sister to participate in a sex**l act, which she translated from English to Spanish a "threesome"...The second incident occurred when Vanessa was conducting personal hygiene during the Regimental Field Training Exercise in the same time frame." These events severely impacted Guillen's mental health, to the point where she had repeated thoughts about killing herself. Her cold-blooded murder shed light on the perilous environment in which women soldiers worked. Several military personnel and former soldiers shared their own experiences of facing harassment in the base camps using the hashtag #IAmVanessaGuillen. ThomasDBradley@ThomasDBradleyI finally visited the two #VanessaGuillen murals here in Fort Worth Texas. Vanessa a 20-year old US Army soldier was fatally murdered by another soldier inside an armory at Fort Hood, Texas, on April 22, 2020. Let her memory be a blessing to us all. #RIPVanessaGuillen262I finally visited the two #VanessaGuillen murals here in Fort Worth Texas. Vanessa a 20-year old US Army soldier was fatally murdered by another soldier inside an armory at Fort Hood, Texas, on April 22, 2020. Let her memory be a blessing to us all. #RIPVanessaGuillen https://t.co/FWLN1ndssS The tragic death of the Fort Hood soldier inspired the Military Justice Reform Bill, which will strip all authority from military commanders and will instead provide independent prosecutors with agency when allegations of sexual assault and other serious crimes are made. Poll : 0 votes Quick Links More from Sportskeeda Edited by Mohini Banerjee × Feedback Thank You! Be the first one to comment Follow Us Share Show More Comments GIF Comment in moderation 0 0 Reply x Edit Delete Delete the comment? No thanks Delete GIF Cancel Update GIF Cancel Reply ❮ ❯ GIF Comment in moderation 0 0 Reply x Edit Delete Delete the comment? 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