US sgt. gets 20 years for rape, assault

The jury delivered the verdict on Saturday morning, a day after he was found guilty of 28 counts of rape, aggravated sexual contact, and multiple counts of aggravated sexual assault.

Walker from the Lackland Air Force Base is among 12 Lackland trainers, investigated for sexual misconduct towards at least 31 female trainees.

Six instructors have been charged on counts, ranging from rape to adultery, but Walker faced the most serious charges.

According to prosecutors, Walker assaulted or had improper sexual or personal contact with at least 10 female recruits from October 2010 through January 2011.

At least five women, assaulted by Walker, testified during Saturday’s hearing.

The Lackland Air Force Base, which has about 475 instructors for 35,000 airmen who graduate every year, is where every American airman receives basic training.

About one in five airmen is female, pushed through eight weeks of basic training by a group of instructors, 90 percent of whom are men.

Sexual harassment of women is rampant in the US military where thousands of rape and sexual assault cases are recorded annually.

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