Lackland trainer guilty in rape

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Thirty-two basic training instructors from Joint Base San Antonio-Lackland, one of the nation's busiest military training centers, are under investigation on allegations of misconduct with 62 recruits and technical training students, all but three of them women. The following photos detail the events of the abuse-of-power scandal.

Lackland trainer guilty in rape
By Sig Christenson, Staff writer
Updated 5:56 pm, Saturday, March 16, 2013

A judge today found an Air Force boot camp instructor, Staff Sgt. Eddy Soto, guilty of raping a former trainee.

Lt. Col. Matthew Van Dalen moved swiftly to the sentencing phase, where the victim tearfully testified about the impact the incident had on her life.

Identified as Airman 2, she said she pushed herself to come forward in the case in order to protect other airmen from being victimized.

“I just want to tell the Air Force if they can do something in basic training they won't have victims like me later on,” she said before leaving the stand, walking out of the courtroom with her head bowed.