PENSACOLA, Fla. (WALA) — An Army warrant officer convicted of raping two women will spend decades in prison.
The Army Criminal Investigation Division says Warrant Officer Dawson Van Manen posed as “2nd Lt. David Johnson” on a dating app, using that false identity to target women. A military court martial convicted him of both rapes. Investigators believe there could be more victims.
Details of the assaults
Investigators say one assault happened in August 2024 at a hotel near NAS Pensacola.
Prosecutors say the woman met Van Manen through a dating app, not knowing he was using a false name. He also checked into the hotel under that alias…