Complex sentence: According to published reports, in Dahmer's first year of service, he was an "average or slightly above average" soldier although one soldier stated in 2010 that while stationed at Baumholder, Dahmer had repeatedly raped him over a 17-month period.
Split into simpler sentences: According to published reports, in Dahmer's first year of service, he was an "average or slightly above average" soldier. One soldier stated in 2010 that while stationed at Baumholder, Dahmer had repeatedly raped him over a 17-month period.