Air Force General Convicted in Historic Court-Martial Avoids Jail Time
Cooley faced a maximum sentence of seven years of confinement, separation and loss of pay and benefits.
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Cooley faced a maximum sentence of seven years of confinement, separation and loss of pay and benefits.
The verdict marks the first court-martial trial and conviction of a general officer in the Air Force’s 75-year history.
Major General William Cooley of Ohio, 56, was ordered Tuesday to forfeit $10,910 of his monthly salary for five months after he was found guilty forcibly kissing and touching his 'sister-in-law.'
A former commander of the Air Force Research Laboratory at Wright-Patterson Air Force Base in Ohio has been found guilty of sexual assault.
Military judge Col. Christina Jimenez ordered that the two-star general forfeit over $50,000 of his pay and receive a written reprimand.