Latest "abusive sexual contact" stories

Maj. Gen. William T. Cooley, then the commander of the Air Force Research Laboratory, Wright-Patterson Air Force Base, Ohio, delivers remarks during the McCook Field Centennial ceremony in Dayton, Ohio, Oct. 6, 2017. (Wesley Farnsworth/Air Force)

Air Force general apologizes after sexual assault conviction: ‘I have come out a better human being’

A military judge is expected to issue Maj. Gen. Bill Cooley's sentence on Tuesday.

By Rachel S. Cohen

11 months ago

Military judge convicts Air Force general of 2018 sexual assault

Maj. Gen. Bill Cooley faced the first full court-martial of an Air Force general in the service's history.

By Rachel S. Cohen

11 months ago

Verdict still undecided after closing arguments in Air Force general’s court-martial

“[I] kissed you in an uninvited way … for my own selfish ego,” Maj. Gen. Bill Cooley said in a written apology from 2018 that the prosecution cited in court.

By Rachel S. Cohen

11 months ago

Senior NCO convicted of sex crime will be allowed to retire at a lower rank

Jeremy Zier, who had been chosen for promotion to chief master sergeant, will retire as a technical sergeant.

By Rachel S. Cohen

13 months ago

Flight surgeon to face court-martial on sexual assault, abusive sexual contact charges

A flight surgeon with the 334th Fighter Squadron at Seymour Johnson Air Force Base in North Carolina is scheduled to face a court-martial later this year on charges of sexual assault and abusive sexual contact.

By Stephen Losey

4 years ago

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