An Army particular forces job chief is underneath investigation over allegations that he demoted a soldier over a battle in Syria, then sexted that soldier’s girlfriend.
Sgt. Maj. Chuck Ritter has been accused of sexting and sharing express pictures with Sgt. 1st Class Daniel Regeimbal’s now-wife, Kate.
Ritter and Kate’s interactions started in August 2021 after she confronted Ritter at a North Carolina bar.
She alleged he had been ‘trashing her fiancé in a bunch chat with different Special Forces troopers,’ Connecting Vets reported.
Regeimbal had been the topic of a number of investigations, amid allegations of steroid use and racist textual content messages.
These claims had been made after Ritter dismissed him from his publish in Syria in 2019. The soldier allegedly had an altercation with a warrant officer and was despatched again to Fort Bragg in North Carolina just a few weeks sooner than his command.
Following the investigations, Regeimbal was stripped of his Special Forces tab. It stays unclear if the allegations towards him had been ever substantiated.
Shortly after his demotion, Kate and Ritter started speaking with one another.
Sgt. Maj. Chuck Ritter (left) is underneath investigation over allegations that he demoted Sgt. 1st Class Daniel Regeimbal (proper) over a battle in Syria after which later despatched sexual messages to the soldier’s girlfriend
Ritter and Kate, who was now married to Regeimbal, had been initially in communication to debate her husband.
Nevertheless, their conversations developed and have become sexual in nature, together with the sharing of inappropriate pictures.
Chat logs between the pair, which had been reviewed by Connecting Vets, revealed the messages seemed to be between ‘two consenting adults’.
Kate additionally gave contradicting details about her relationship standing, in accordance with the chat logs, and in a single dialog informed Ritter that she and Regeimbal had separated.
In one other dialog she revealed that they’d wed and had been dwelling collectively.
Ritter – who declined to remark to the information outlet concerning the messages, citing an ongoing Army investigation – additionally alleged Kate informed him she was single after they began their textual content relationship.
Regeimbal allegedly had an altercation with a warrant officer in Syria in 2019 and was despatched again to Fort Bragg in North Carolina just a few weeks sooner than his command
Regeimbal (third from left) grew to become the topic of a number of investigations, amid allegations of steroid use and racist textual content messages. Following the investigations, Regeimbal was stripped of his Special Forces tab. It stays unclear if the allegations towards him had been ever substantiated
An investigation was launched into Ritter after Regeimbal reportedly found chat logs between the sergeant and his spouse.
He reported the messages to his chain of command at third Special Forces Group and to the Particular Warfare Middle Inspector Common, prompting a probe into Ritter.
Whereas underneath scrutiny from his superiors, Ritter allegedly contacted Kate, saying: ‘I obtained a name from my CSM lately that Reggie was submitting a grievance and opening an investigation on me.’
He instructed Kate to ‘delete every thing,’ in accordance with a recording of their cellphone name which was obtained by the information outlet.
‘Fb messages and all of that,’ he added.
The sergeant additionally urged that Kate delete their private message and name logs.
Regeimbal found the messages between Ritter (second from left) and his spouse and altered his superiors, prompting an investigation into the sergeant
Moreover, Ritter informed Kate he felt that Regeimbal was retaliating towards him for his or her sexts and over the idea that he performed a task within the soldier’s revocation.
Ritter asserts he was not concerned with the disciplinary motion towards Regeimbal.
Particular Warfare Middle Janice Burton confirmed their command ‘is trying into the allegations made towards SGM Ritter’ and declined to provide the information outlet additional particulars, noting: ‘Following that course of, I might offer you extra info.’
Though Ritter has not spoken concerning the allegations towards him, he did inform Connecting Vets he welcomes the probe.
‘I’m open for the investigation, I’m not above the legislation,’ he stated. ‘In the event that they assume I must be punished so be it. None of us are past reproach.’
Not one of the events allegedly concerned within the probe instantly responded to DailyMail.com’s request for remark.
