Air Force general fined over $50,000 after being found guilty of abusive sexual contact
He was found guilty of forcibly kissing an unnamed civilian woman.
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He was found guilty of forcibly kissing an unnamed civilian woman.
By Ellie Kaufman, CNN A two-star Air Force general will pay more than $50,000 in fines after being found guilty of abusive sexual contact in a military
Cooley faced a maximum sentence of seven years of confinement, separation and loss of pay and benefits.
Military judge Col. Christina Jimenez ordered that the two-star general forfeit over $50,000 of his pay and receive a written reprimand.
Closing arguments are scheduled for Friday, April 21 in the trial of Maj. Gen. William Cooley, the first Air Force general to make it this far in court martial proceedings.