US Air Force staff sergeant gets 20 years for rape, sex assault

SAN ANTONIO, Texas: Air Force Staff Sergeant Luis Walker was sentenced on Saturday to 20 years in prison for the rape and sexual assaults of recruits at Lackland Air Force base in San Antonio, Texas.

The drill instructor had been found guilty by a military jury on Friday of 28 charges, including rape and aggravated sexual assault.

Ten accusers testified against him in court during the five-day court martial. (Reuters)