Vanessa Guillen Case: Texas Woman Cecily Aguilar Who Dismembered the Fort Hood Soldier Indicted on 11 Counts

Texas woman, Cecily Aguilar, has been indicted on 11 counts by a federal grand jury, including old and new charges, for her involvement in Fort Hood Army Specialist Vanessa Guillen's death.

The 11-count indictment includes charges of accessory after the fact, conspiracy to tamper with documents, issuing false statements, and destruction of records in a federal case.

The indictment came down on Tuesday, July 13, or a month after a Texas judge denied Cecily Aguilar's motion, asking that her confession be thrown out.

Cecily Aguilar was accused of helping her boyfriend, Aaron Robinson, an Army Specialist who was named a person of interest, in dismembering and hiding the body of Vanessa Guillen, who had filed reports of sexual harassment on base, Crime Online reported.

Aaron Robinson allegedly beat Vanessa Guillen to death with a hammer inside a Fort Hood armory room in April 2020. Robinson then hid Guillen's body in a Pelican case, and dumped the case to the Leon River area, according to court documents.

Guillen's family lawyer, Natalie Kwaham, said that Robinson needed help in disposing of Guillen's body. This was when he contacted his girlfriend Cecily Aguilar. Both of them used a machete to dismember the body parts of the deceased Fort Hood soldier.

Cecily Aguilar's Involvement

Cecily Aguilar's role includes destroying the body of Vanessa Guillen, as well as issuing false statements in the federal case, KXXV reported.

Court 2 indictment read that the Texas woman corruptly alters, destroys, mutilates, and conceals any record, document, and object with the intent to impair its availability for use in an official proceeding.

Cecily Aguilar was arrested on June 30 last year. On the other hand, Robinson took his own life as police closed in on him during the investigation of Guillen's death.

According to Austin American-Statesman, the Texas woman worked at a local gas station before her arrest. U.S. Attorney Mark Frazier earlier said that Aguilar deleted Google accounts belonging to her and Robinson to get rid of the evidence.

The Texas woman also called one person from jail and asked that person to delete her Facebook page. The said person was not identified in court.

Cecily Aguilar could face up to 20 years in prison with a maximum fine of $250,000 if convicted.

Vanessa Guillen's Family

Vanessa Guillen's family is not yet giving up on their quest for major changes in the U.S. Army, according to a KXAN report.

Khawam said they cannot accept or allow the Army to continue saying that Vanessa Guillen was not sexually harassed by Robinson. She added that their investigation concluded that Robinson also sexually harassed other soldiers.

Guillen's family also pushed for justice for their daughter by holding accountable those who are still in the Army. Investigators earlier found that Guillen's leaders failed to take appropriate action against her sexual harassment reports. The allegations were also not moved up to the chain of command.

The family's attorney said no one has been completely removed, adding that they have been relieved of their command, but they are still collecting a paycheck. Khawam noted that taxpayers are still paying "these perverts and problems to be in the system."

Federal legislators had already introduced the Vanessa Guillen Military Justice Improvement and Increasing Prevention Act in Congress. The said bill would take decisions on how to handle sexual assault outside the chain of command.

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Written by: Mary Webber

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