SAN ANTONIO (Reuters) - A male Air Force recruiting sergeant in the Houston area was charged on Friday with rape and other sexual misconduct with female applicants and a female recruiter, said officials with the Air Force, which is already dealing with a widespread sex-with-recruits scandal.
The scandal has centered on male training instructors at Lackland Air Force Base in San Antonio, six of whom have been convicted on charges ranging from rape to attempting to engage in inappropriate sexual relationships with female recruits or trainees, and have been sentenced to terms ranging from 30 days to 20 years in prison.
Six other training instructors are awaiting trial on similar charges in what is the largest sex scandal in the U.S. military since the 1990s.
In the latest case, which does not involve training, Technical Sergeant Jaime Rodriguez of the Air Force recruiting station in Lake Jackson, Texas, is charged with several felonies, including indecent conduct, aggravated sexual contact, forcible sodomy and rape, officials said.
He is charged with improper sexual activity with 18 women, said Christa D'Andrea, chief of public affairs for the Air Force Recruiting Service. In some cases, Rodriguez is accused of inappropriate sexual contact and in other cases, he is accused of sending or requesting inappropriate photos, she said.
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