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JOINT BASE LEWIS-MCCHORD, Wash. - Four Joint Base Lewis-McChord soldiers have been charged in connection with a sexual assault that occurred at the base last year.

The military newspaper Stars and Stripes reported the assault happened last October in the barracks. The victim, who was a military student at the time, has since been commissioned as an Army officer.

Cpl. Pedro Ruiz, 29, faces six charges. He is expected to face a court-martial in November.

Pvt. Deron Gordon, 20, faces eight charges. Gordon pleaded guilty to a few of the charges and is scheduled for a court-martial in September.

Spc. Jadon Bosarge, 24, also faces eight charges, with his court-martial scheduled for September.

Pfc. Kallon Curiel, 19, faces more than a dozen charges in the case, along with ad

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