A U.S. Army specialist stationed in Germany is facing three sexual assault allegations involving another Soldier, according to a charge sheet obtained by The Salty Soldier.
SPC Jonathan E. Feil, an E-4 assigned to the 51st Composite Truck Company, 18th Combat Sustainment Support Battalion, 16th Sustainment Brigade, is accused of misconduct that prosecutors say occurred on or about Dec. 15, 2024, near Grafenwoehr, Germany.
One allegation accuses Feil of sexually assaulting a fellow specialist while the Soldier was asleep. Two additional allegations accuse him of sexual penetration without the Soldier’s consent, including one involving intercourse.
Although the Army charges these offenses under the broader Article 120 sexual-assault statute, the alleged conduct includes acts that many civilian criminal laws would classify as rape. In other words, these are not allegations of unwanted touching or comparatively minor sexual misconduct; prosecutors are accusing Feil of nonconsensual sexual penetration.
The Army formally brought the charges against Feil on March 4, 2025. The case was later sent to a general court-martial on June 24, 2025, and Feil was served with the charges that same day.
Feil was arraigned in July 2025 and has pleaded not guilty. He chose to have the case heard by a panel that includes enlisted members.
More than a year later, however, the trial has still not taken place.
Army court records show the case has been delayed several times, including a trial date scheduled for Aug. 3, 2026.
The latest delay is tied to a dispute over an earlier court ruling.
According to the Army docket, Feil’s defense asked the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Armed Forces, commonly called CAAF, to review a decision from the Army Court of Criminal Appeals.
That does not mean Feil was convicted and is appealing a guilty verdict. His trial has not happened yet.
Instead, an issue in the case reached the Army Court of Criminal Appeals before trial. After that court issued a decision, Feil’s attorneys asked CAAF — the military’s highest appellate court — to review the ruling before the court-martial moves forward.
The Army’s public docket does not explain what the dispute involves.
The issue could still be important to the case. Depending on what is being challenged, a higher court’s decision could affect evidence, how certain charges are handled, or other parts of the upcoming trial.
There is currently no indication in the public docket reviewed by The Salty Soldier that CAAF has agreed to hear Feil’s challenge. The docket only states that the defense filed for review of the Army appellate court’s decision.
For now, the dispute has delayed a court-martial involving allegations dating back to December 2024.
The case is being handled in the Army’s 8th Judicial Circuit in Europe. Lt. Col. Mitchell D. Herniak is listed as the military judge for the most recent proceeding at the Vilseck courtroom on Rose Barracks.
Feil remains accused, not convicted, and is presumed innocent unless proven guilty at court-martial.
The Salty Soldier is continuing to review the appellate dispute and will update this story if additional court records explain the issue that has delayed the trial.
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