

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 sexual battery in a Virginia court in July 2020 after a five-year battle to hold him accountable for years of rape and assault of his daughter. Jennifer Elmore, 49, saw her father, retired Army Maj.
