Maj. Gen. William Cooley became the first general officer in the Air Force to be convicted at a court-martial in the branch’s 75-year history.
An Air Force general was convicted Saturday of sexually assaulting his sister-in-law during a 2018 car ride. Maj. Gen. William Cooley became the first general officer in the Air Force to be convicted at a court-martial in the branch’s 75-year history. Cooley will be sentenced Monday. He faces up to seven years in prison, along with potential career penalties. A former top Air Force prosecutor, Don Christensen, told Air Force Times he expects the two-star general will be demoted one rank and allowed to retire.
