On 1 July 2025, at a general court-martial convened at Fort Eustis, VA, PFC Zachery B. Kernop, U.S. Army, was convicted by a military judge, pursuant to his plea, of one specification of sexual abuse of a child involving indecent conduct in violation of Article 120b, UCMJ. The military judge sentenced the accused to be confined for 8 months and to be discharged from the service with a bad-conduct discharge. The sentence was consistent with the terms of a plea agreement.