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Maj. Gen. Phillip Stewart is the third general officer in the Air Force’s 76-year history — and the second in the past three years — to face court-martial.
An Air Force general will stand trial in a military court for allegedly sexually assaulting a subordinate officer, the service confirmed Tuesday.
Maj. Gen. Phillip Stewart, who previously commanded the 19th Air Force, is charged with two counts of sexual assault for actions that occurred April 14 at Altus Air Force Base in Oklahoma.
Maj. Gen. Phillip Stewart is the third general officer in the Air Force’s 76-year history — and the second in the past three years — to face court-martial.
Lawyers argued during a hearing Tuesday whether the evidence used to charge Maj. Gen. Phillip Stewart with sexual assault points to a commander abusing his power over a junior officer or a woman regretting an alcohol-fueled night of infidelity with her boss.