Her first appearance in court, and charges against her father, wouldn’t come until 2017.Īs the case moved toward trial, Grazioplene faced six counts of rape and six counts of incest. Jennifer was 15 at that time, so attorneys were forced to focus on the last three years that she lived with her parents. But an earlier three-year statute of limitations in the Uniform Code of Military Justice prevented prosecutors from going forward with charges for any rape or assault that occurred before 1986, when the statute was removed. Grazioplene’s civilian defense attorney throughout the process, Thomas Pavlinic, of Annapolis, Maryland, did not respond to multiple requests for comment.Īt first, the case moved along. James Grazioplene plead guilty to aggravated sexual battery in a Virginia court July 8 after her five-year battle to hold him accountable for what she described as years of rape and sexual assault. Jennifer Elmore, pictured at age 8 and now 49, saw her father, retired Army Maj.
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