Soon after Virginia Messick reported to basic training at Lackland Air Force Base in March 2011, her training instructor, Staff Sgt. Luis Walker, started giving her special treatment. One day, while she was in his office using his computer—a rule violation that he allowed—he started groping her. Though...
Late Friday night, a military jury found Staff Sgt. Luis Walker guilty of seven counts of rape and sexual assault, bringing one more assailant to justice in the widespread sexual assault scandal at Lackland Airforce Base. Walker was sentenced to 20 years in prison for “inappropriate sexual contact,” including rape and aggravated assault, with at [...]
(CNN) -- An Air Force instructor convicted of rape, aggravated sexual assault and other charges against 10 female recruits was handed a 20-year prison sentence Saturday in a military scandal that spurred investigators to examine the extent of the abuse.Staff Sgt. Show More Summary
An Air Force instructor from Lackland Air Force Base in San Antonio was sentenced to 20 years in prison Saturday, according to USA Today. Staff Sgt. Luis Walker was found guilty Friday night on 28 charges — which a judge consolidated to 20 — that include rape, aggravated sexual contact and multiple counts of aggravated sexual assault. Walker is one of [...]Show More Summary
The worst known offender of the Lackland Air Force base rape scandal in San Antonio, Texas, in which 12 of 475 military instructors had been accused of sexual impropriety with 31 different female recruits, is going to prison. More »
An Air Force instructor convicted Friday of rape and sexual assault could get life in prison when he faces sentencing on Saturday. According to the Houston Chronicle, Staff Sgt. Luis Walker is one of 12 instructors at Lackland Air Force...Show More Summary
Staff Sgt. Luis Walker, an instructor at Lackland Air Force Base, was found guilty yesterday of raping one trainee and sexually assaulting several others, reports AP. Walker faces life in prison and a dishonorable discharge after being found guilty on 28 counts, including adultery, violating regulations, and committing sexual crimes...
SAN ANTONIO (Reuters) - U.S. Air Force Sergeant Luis Walker faces court-martial on Monday on multiple charges of rape and aggravated sexual assault of female recruits in his training squadron, the first of several such trials in the biggest military se...