An Air Force major general in Ohio has been convicted by a military judge of one of three specifications of abusive sexual contact in the
Highlights
- Maj.
- Gen.
- William Cooley was convicted of one of three specifications of abusive sexual contact in the first-ever military trial of an Air Force general.
- Officials said the verdict marks the first court-martial trial and conviction of a general officer in the Air Force’s 75-year history.
- The charge had three specifications, one alleging a forcible kiss and two alleging forcible touching in 2018.
- Cooley could face as much as seven years in jail as well as loss of rank, pay and benefits.