On 28 April 2023, at a general court-martial convened at Fort Polk, Louisiana, SPC Jarod A. Kuykendall, United States Army, was convicted by a military panel composed of officer and enlisted members, contrary to his pleas, of two specifications of sexual assault in violation of Article 120, UCMJ. The accused was acquitted of one specification of sexual assault and one specification of assault consummated by a battery in violation of Articles 120 and 128, UCMJ. The military judge sentenced the accused to be reduced to the grade of E-1, to be confined for four years, and to be discharged from the service with a dishonorable discharge.