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Former Air Force Agent and Army National Guard Recruiter Sentenced for Child Sexual Abuse

Joshua Carl Harrod to Serve 10 Years in Prison and Lifetime Supervised Release for Crimes Committed on Military Base

  • Joshua Carl Harrod, a former Air Force special agent and Army National Guard recruiter, has been sentenced to 10 years in prison for sexually abusing a minor.
  • The abuse took place between October 2017 and April 2018 on Joint Base Lewis-McChord in Washington, where Harrod was stationed at the time.
  • Harrod also pleaded guilty to making a false statement to a government agency after attempting to falsify phone records related to the case.
  • Following his prison term, Harrod will be on supervised release for the rest of his life.
  • The case was investigated by the FBI with assistance from the U.S. Air Force Office of Special Investigations, Joint Base Lewis-McChord Military Police Investigations, the Lakewood Police Department, and the Washington State Patrol.
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