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File this under awkward family barbecues...
Posted on 6/1/23 at 12:07 pm
Posted on 6/1/23 at 12:07 pm
Military Times - Major General Convicted of Forcible Kissing to Retire as Colonel
ETA: Thanks to cheobode for the assist.
Pictures of Maj Gen William Cooley (left) and his twin brother Thomas and his wife Mary (right).
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An Air Force two-star general who was convicted of abusive sexual contact in a court-martial last year will retire as a colonel, in a rare instance of knocking an officer down two ranks, the service announced Tuesday.
Air Force Secretary Frank Kendall chose to demote William Cooley, who was previously the head of the Air Force Research Laboratory, following the officer's conviction on forcibly kissing his sister-in-law, according to a statement from Air Force Materiel Command. Cooley's retirement will be effective Thursday.
"The Department of the Air Force expects its leaders to embody our core values, and holds them accountable if they fall short of expectations," the command said in the statement.
Cooley, who was accused of sexually assaulting his sister-in-law after a family barbecue in 2018, was the first Air Force general ever to face a military trial. The case was seen as a sign of a slow but sure shift away from a military culture that allowed high-ranking officers to act with impunity.
Cooley was charged with three counts of violating the Uniform Code of Military Justice. In the April 2022 court-martial, he was convicted on only one count of abusive sexual contact related to the accusation that he forcibly kissed his sister-in-law. The two counts he was found not guilty of related to allegations that he also groped her.
ETA: Thanks to cheobode for the assist.
Pictures of Maj Gen William Cooley (left) and his twin brother Thomas and his wife Mary (right).
This post was edited on 6/1/23 at 2:13 pm
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Posted on 6/1/23 at 12:09 pm to Wolfhound45
If he had wings on his chest, the sister-in-law would have kissed him.
Posted on 6/1/23 at 12:09 pm to Wolfhound45
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forcibly kissing his sister-in-law
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forcibly
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Air Force
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Force
Makes sense to me
Posted on 6/1/23 at 12:10 pm to Wolfhound45
that kiss attempt cost that baw a bit of coin(assuming retirement reduced because of court martial)
Posted on 6/1/23 at 12:10 pm to Wolfhound45
Why would this bubble up to military court
Posted on 6/1/23 at 12:11 pm to slacker130
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If he had wings on his chest, the sister-in-law would have kissed him.
from her knees
Posted on 6/1/23 at 12:12 pm to slacker130
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If he had wings on his chest, the sister-in-law would have kissed him.
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slacker130
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Posted on 6/1/23 at 12:14 pm to Wolfhound45
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In the April 2022 court-martial, he was convicted on only one count of abusive sexual contact related to the accusation that he forcibly kissed his sister-in-law. The two counts he was found not guilty of related to allegations that he also groped her.
Wait... they believed that he forced his sister-in-law to kiss him but not that he grabbed her body while he did it? dafuq?
Posted on 6/1/23 at 12:16 pm to Wolfhound45
That’s left a mark.
Good to see you Wolfhound!
Good to see you Wolfhound!
Posted on 6/1/23 at 12:18 pm to Wolfhound45
Need pictures of sister in law to determine if penalty fits the crime.
Posted on 6/1/23 at 12:36 pm to Wolfhound45
Why does something that happened at a family bbq turn into a court martial issue?
Posted on 6/1/23 at 12:36 pm to Wolfhound45
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The case was seen as a sign of a slow but sure shift away from a military culture that allowed high-ranking officers to act with impunity.
So, they made an example out of him.
Posted on 6/1/23 at 12:41 pm to Wolfhound45
If he'd tried to kiss his brother in law he probably would have been promoted.
Posted on 6/1/23 at 12:43 pm to coolpapaboze
Especially in the Air Force.
Posted on 6/1/23 at 12:46 pm to Major Dutch Schaefer
That's not General Cooley, that's his twin brother and his sister in law he tried to kiss.
Posted on 6/1/23 at 12:47 pm to Wolfhound45
“What are you doing, step-general?”
Posted on 6/1/23 at 12:50 pm to Wolfhound45
Posted on 6/1/23 at 1:11 pm to Wolfhound45
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Cooley, who was accused of sexually assaulting his sister-in-law after a family barbecue in 2018,
Roll Tide!
Posted on 6/1/23 at 1:13 pm to thelawnwranglers
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Why would this bubble up to military court
Because the UCMJ contains offenses such as adultery.
Posted on 6/1/23 at 1:16 pm to Wolfhound45
It was a barbeque! Probably did some shots, music was going and he got carried away kissing her good bye. Lol.
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