The FBI confirmed Friday that it is investigating a report that a female service member was assaulted by a group of male Afghan refugees who are being housed at Fort Bliss.
In a statement to Fox News, officials said the service member had reported that the assault took place Sept. 19 at the fort’s Doña Ana Range Complex in New Mexico, where the refugees are being put up.
The report comes days after two Afghan refugees were indicted by a federal grand jury in Wisconsin in connection alleged crimes committed while they were staying at Fort McCoy in Wisconsin.
