Air Force General Found Guilty of Forcible Kissing in Historic Ohio Court Martial

"Rebecca Kheel
Sat, April 23, 2022, 12:14 PM·5 min read
Editor's Note: This story includes details of an alleged sexual assault.

WRIGHT-PATTERSON AIR FORCE BASE, Ohio -- Maj. Gen. William Cooley, the first Air Force general to ever face a military trial, was found guilty Saturday of forcibly kissing his sister-in-law during a family barbecue in 2018.

Military judge Col. Christina Jimenez ruled Cooley, the former commander of the Air Force Research Laboratory, was guilty of the count, and he now faces the possibility of seven years confinement, separation and loss of pay and benefits during a sentencing hearing on Monday.

He was found not guilty on two additional counts that included allegations he groped the victim at the get-together. The case was decided by the judge, rather than a jury, at Cooley's request. The general also declined to testify in his own defense during days of court martial hearings this week that included testimony from the victim and the general's brother."...

Stoopid man!