of Rhonda Popko will be on display at the Des Plaines Public Library, 1501 Ellinwood Street, throughout the month of March. Rhonda studied painting, printmaking and drawing at the Art Institute of Chicago and Northeastern Illinois University. Afterward, she taught at the...assault being charged as perpetrators."

Representative Buck McKeon, a Republican who heads the House Armed Services Committee, said he was "outraged and disgusted" by the reports and that the chain of command bore some responsibility regardless of whether it was "oblivious to or tolerant of criminal behavior."

The Army said a sergeant first class at Fort Hood, whose name was not released, was under investigation for allegations of pandering, abusive sexual contact, assault and maltreatment of subordinates.

The sergeant, a member of the Army's III Corps, had been assigned as a sexual assault response and prevention program coordinator with a battalion in the Corps, the Pentagon said. The Army suspended the sergeant from all duties after the allegations surfaced, it said.

No charges have been filed against the soldier at this time.