A Texas woman was sentenced to 30 years in prison on Monday for her involvement in disposing of the body of a U.S. soldier, whose murder in 2020 triggered a movement of women speaking up about sexual abuse in the military and led to changes in the reporting process. Cecily Aguilar, the sole suspect arrested in the killing of Vanessa Guillén, received the maximum penalty after pleading guilty in November at a federal court in Waco, Texas. She admitted to one count of being an accessory to murder after the fact and three counts of making false statements. The sentencing followed hours of testimony from lawyers, experts, and Guillén's family. Jaime Esparza, the U.S. attorney for the Western District of Texas, stated that this was the maximum punishment Aguilar could receive. Esparza expressed, "Our hope is that today’s sentence brings a sense of relief and justice to the Guillén family, who have endured such pain throughout these past few years." Aguilar assisted her boyfri