Former AFRL Boss Heads to Art. 32 on Sexual Assault Charge

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A military court will consider a sexual assault charge levied against former Air Force Research Laboratory boss Maj. Gen. William T. Cooley at an Article 32 preliminary hearing on Jan. 27, 2021, the Air Force said. Cooley is accused of making "unwanted sexual advances by kissing and touching a female victim" on Aug. 12, 2018, in Albuquerque, N.M., according to a USAF release. Air Force Materiel Command boss Gen. Arnold W. Bunch Jr. relieved Cooley of command on Jan. 15 amid an Air Force Office of Special Investigations inquiry, saying the service had lost confidence in the two-star general's ability to lead. Cooley was reassigned as Bunch's special assistant, and Lt. Gen. Gene Kirkland, commander of the Air Force Sustainment Center at Tinker Air Force Base, Okla., was tasked with reviewing the evidence associated with the misconduct allegations.