McKinney Pleads Not Guilty in Sex Case
The Army’s former top enlisted man told a military judge at an arraignment Thursday that he is not guilty of the sexual-misconduct charges against him.
Sgt. Maj. Gene C. McKinney faces a military trial Jan. 6, nearly a year after a former aide claimed he lifted her off the floor and forcibly kissed her in a hotel room during a business trip.
McKinney sat calmly, hands folded before him, as an Army prosecutor read 20 counts of alleged sexual harassment and assault on female subordinates.
His wife sat behind him, slowly shaking her head as the prosecutor ticked off the accusations of six women.
McKinney asked for a trial by a panel of officers and enlisted Army personnel. The panel must have at least five members, and conviction would require a two-thirds vote.
McKinney, who is black, has accused the Army of racial bias.
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