4 days ago Maj. Gen. William T. Cooley, former Air Force Research Laboratory commander, will face court-martial on a sexual assault charge. (R.J. Oriez/Air Force) Maj. Gen. William Cooley, the former commander of the Air Force Research Laboratory, will face court-martial on a sexual assault charge, marking the first time the Air Force has ever opted to prosecute a general officer. Cooley is accused of making unwanted sexual advances toward a civilian woman, kissing and touching her through her clothes while off duty in Albuquerque, N.M., in August 2018. The two-star general also faces allegations that he made the woman touch him sexually through his clothing, without her consent. The woman is not a military employee.
Hill Air Force Base Equal Employment Opportunity director removed December 23, 2020 An investigation by the Air Force Materiel Command Office of Inspector General substantiated the improper handling of sexual harassment complaints by Lori K. Grimes, former director of the Equal Employment Opportunity Office at Hill Air Force Base in Utah. (Air Force EEO logo) The Equal Employment Opportunity director for Hill Air Force Base in Utah has been removed from her position for “improperly and unlawfully handling complaints involving sexual harassment and discrimination.” Details of the director’s conduct were posted on the U.S. Office of Special Counsel website Tuesday.