Army Sgt. Trent Goines, a petroleum supply specialist at Fort Riley, Kan., faced a court-martial for the sexual assault of a female soldier while they served in Poland. He was convicted Dec. 6, 2024, and will serve more than a year in prison. (Facebook)
An ultrasound and a DNA test on a female soldier after she fainted in formation led to the conviction of another soldier for sexual assault two years after they served together in Poland, according to Army officials.
Sgt. Trent Goines, a 31-year-old petroleum supply specialist with the 101st Brigade Support Battalion of the 1st Armored Brigade Combat Team, faced a court-martial for the sexual assault of the female soldier, and he was convicted Dec. 6 by a jury at Fort Riley in Kansas.
Goines and the female soldier were serving in Gydinia, Poland, on June 12, 2022, when they went out together after work with another friend, according to the Army Office of Special Trial Counsel, which prosecuted the case. The three drank alcohol late into the night and decided to share a hotel room.
The female soldier fell asleep first and woke up several times to find Goines touching her but had no memory of sexual intercourse, according to prosecutors. The next morning, Goines texted her asking what she remembered from the night before.
Her memory was fuzzy, and she told him that she could only remember a few details. Goines assured her that they did not have sex, prosecutors said.
But in September 2022, the female soldier passed out during formation and soon discovered she was pregnant. An ultrasound determined the conception date was June 12, 2022. Later, fetal DNA testing confirmed Goines was the biological father of the unborn baby, according to prosecutors.
Col. Alexander Pickands, the military judge in the case, sentenced Goines to 15 months in prison along with a reduction in rank to E-1 and a dishonorable discharge. He will be required to register as a sex offender upon his release.
An attorney for Goines did not respond to a request for comment.
“Trust and confidence in one’s fellow soldiers are of paramount importance within our ranks,” Capt. Molly Sevcik, prosecutor on the case, said in a statement Wednesday. “When a noncommissioned officer sexually assaults another soldier, it erodes the organizational structure and trust and jeopardizes the mission.”
