{"id":83112,"date":"2026-07-28T20:24:58","date_gmt":"2026-07-28T20:24:58","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/navytimes\/uncategorized\/2026\/07\/28\/resendiz-murder-prompts-navy-to-update-policy-for-sexual-assault-suspects\/"},"modified":"2026-08-08T20:05:34","modified_gmt":"2026-08-08T20:05:34","slug":"resendiz-murder-prompts-navy-to-update-policy-for-sexual-assault-suspects","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/navytimes\/news\/your-navy\/2026\/07\/28\/resendiz-murder-prompts-navy-to-update-policy-for-sexual-assault-suspects\/","title":{"rendered":"Resendiz murder prompts Navy to update policy for sexual assault suspects"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The U.S. Navy <a href=\"https:\/\/www.mynavyhr.navy.mil\/Portals\/55\/Messages\/NAVADMIN\/NAV2026\/NAV26175.pdf?ver=ALeSeGP5E1mMpHDu2A8X5w%3d%3d\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"\" title=\"https:\/\/www.mynavyhr.navy.mil\/Portals\/55\/Messages\/NAVADMIN\/NAV2026\/NAV26175.pdf?ver=ALeSeGP5E1mMpHDu2A8X5w%3d%3d\">announced<\/a> updates to its policy regarding the temporary transfer of sailors under investigation for sexual assault after a high-profile murder in 2025 at Naval Station Norfolk, Virginia.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Military personnel who are being investigated for alleged sexual misconduct, sexual assault or stalking, in violation of the Uniform Code of Military Justice, will now only be permitted for brief relocation to shore commands.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Previous policy stipulated more broadly that service members under investigation for a crime could be temporarily transferred from their parent command to another command.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">\u201cThis revision was taken as a result of reviews by the Navy in the wake of the murder of Petty Officer 3rd Class Angelina Resendiz by a fellow sailor,\u201d said William Speaks, spokesperson for the Chief of Naval Personnel.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Petty Officer Jermiah Copeland was <a href=\"https:\/\/www.militarytimes.com\/news\/your-navy\/2026\/06\/09\/sailor-sentenced-to-44-years-in-prison-for-murder-of-angelina-resendiz\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"\" title=\"https:\/\/www.militarytimes.com\/news\/your-navy\/2026\/06\/09\/sailor-sentenced-to-44-years-in-prison-for-murder-of-angelina-resendiz\/\">sentenced<\/a> on June 9 to 44 years in prison for the murder of Resendiz, who he strangled to death in a barracks building after a disagreement.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Copeland, who enlisted in the Navy in 2023, was <a href=\"https:\/\/www.militarytimes.com\/news\/your-navy\/2025\/09\/19\/sailor-charged-in-angelina-resendizs-murder-linked-to-other-assaults\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"\" title=\"https:\/\/www.militarytimes.com\/news\/your-navy\/2025\/09\/19\/sailor-charged-in-angelina-resendizs-murder-linked-to-other-assaults\/\">linked<\/a> to several other sexual assaults at the time of the murder.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Copeland was charged with aggravated sexual contact, abusive sexual contact and aggravated assault through strangulation for an alleged crime that transpired in the summer of 2024 on board the USS Harry S. 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