SAN ANTONIO (AP) -- An Air Force instructor could be sentenced to up to life in prison following his conviction on charges of raping a female recruit and sex ually assaulting several others.
Staff Sgt. Luis Walker is to be sentenced Saturday during his court-martial a t Lackland Air Force Base in Texas, one of the nation's busiest training bases.
A military jury convicted him Friday on all 28 counts he faced, including rape, aggravated sexual contact and multiple counts of aggravated sexual assault.
Prosecutors say from October 2010 through January 2011, Walker sexually assaulted or had improper sexual or personal contact with at least 10 female recruits.
Lackland is where all Air Force recruits go through basic training.
Walker is among 12 Lackland instructors investigated for sexual misconduct toward female trainees. Six were charged.