In a first for the US air force, a general is convicted of sex abuse

branch, its authorities said.

Cooley was accused of abusive sexual conduct with three"specifications" and was convicted of the first one, for"kissing her on the lips and tongue, with an intent to gratify his sexual desire", the Air Force said on Saturday. Sentencing is scheduled for Monday. Cooley faces up to seven years in prison and dismissal from the Air Force, but his rank could not be reduced as part of this process, said Derek Kaufman, a spokesperson for the Air Force.The victim - who did not want her name used but consented to the disclosure of her family relationship to Cooley - said in a statement after the verdict that"the price for peace in my extended family was my silence, and that was too high a price to pay".

"During the short ride, she said he told her that he fantasised about having sex with her," the Air Force said in its statement."She alleged he pressed her up against the driver's side window, forcibly kissed and groped her through her clothes. Cooley denied the allegation, pleading not guilty."

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