Air Force Maj. Gen. William Cooley Has Been Court-Martialed for Abusive Sexual Contact in an Unprecedented Case

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English - April 25, 2022 10:55 - 2 minutes - 4.28 MB - ★★★★ - 63 ratings
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WRIGHT-PATTERSON AIR FORCE BASE, Ohio — 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 first-ever military trial of an Air Force general.

The charge faced by Maj. Gen. William Cooley during the weeklong court-martial at Wright-Patterson Air Force Base in Ohio had three specifications, one alleging a forcible kiss and two alleging forcible touching in 2018.