Air Force instructor convicted of rape in wide sexual misconduct investigation
SAN ANTONIO - An Air Force instructor was convicted Friday of rape, sexual assault and all other counts he faced in a sweeping sex scandal at the Texas base where all U.S. airmen go through basic training, The Associated Press reported.
Staff Sgt. Luis Walker showed no emotion as the verdict by a seven-member military jury was read in an Lackland Air Force Base courtroom, the AP said.
Walker was charged with 28 counts, including rape and attempted assault, for allegedly having inappropriate sexual relationships with 10 women at Lackland Air Force base in San Antonio, the home of Air Force basic training.
The military has not seen such a large number of sexual misconduct cases at one base since 1996, when a scandal at Aberdeen Proving Ground Army base in Maryland resulted in a dozen officers being charged with sexual assault.
Walker is the first of seven instructors at Lackland referred for court-martial. Five others are formally under investigation, and 35 more instructors have been taken off active duty while officials look into accusations.
Walker could face life in prison and a dishonorable discharge.
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