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My San Antonio: Judge clears AF trainer of most serious charges in sex case

My San Antonio reports:

A military judge Wednesday found an Air Force instructor guilty of having sex with a recruit he was charged with training, but ruled that Senior AirmanChristopher Oliver did not use force — sparing him a possible life sentence.

Reading a lengthy list of charges, Col. Donald Eller found Oliver not guilty of forcible sodomy, aggravated sexual assault and aggravated sexual contact, as well as obstructing justice. But he decided Oliver was guilty of consensual sodomy and wrongful sexual contact, offenses that carried far lighter sentences.

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