Waco, Tx (FOX44) — The sentencing of Cecily Ann Aguilar, the last surviving person charged in connection with the death of Vanessa Guillén, has been officially reset.
The sentencing is now set for August 14 at 9:00 a.m., before Judge Alan D. Albright, in the U.S. District Court in Waco. This change was made following a motion to continue the sentencing entered on March 22.
Aguilar entered a guilty plea to four lesser charges connected to the murder of U.S. Army Specialist Vanessa Guillén.
Aguilar appeared before Judge Jeffrey C. Manske in November 2022 – where she admitted to being an accessory after the fact and making false statements to law enforcement.
Guillén disappeared in April 2020 after meeting with Specialist Aaron Robinson in an arms room on Fort Hood. Guillén’s body was found in July 2020. Robinson later killed himself when confronted by authorities about Guillén’s disappearance.
Aguilar was facing eleven counts connected to Guillén’s murder – including Tampering with Documents and Conspiracy to Tamper with Documents and Proceedings.
According to a report released in April 2021, investigators say Guillén was sexually harassed and reported it on two separate occasions – creating a hostile environment. They say Guillén’s leaders failed to take appropriate action, and that the allegations were not moved up the chain of command. Investigators also say Robinson did not harass Guillén – but that he did sexually harass another soldier between April 2019 to September 2019.
According to the report, the Acting Senior Commander of Fort Hood misjudged the significance of Spc. Guillén’s disappearance, and he was overly reluctant to engage the media – misjudging how big of an event it would become.
By the time Fort Hood reversed course, the investigators say the post lost the trust of the Guillén Family and damaged the trust, confidence, and reputation of Fort Hood and the U.S. Army.
