Air Force announces charges against former AFMC command chief master sergeant Published Feb. 24, 2010 Air Force Materiel Command Public Affairs Report WRIGHT-PATTERSON AIR FORCE BASE, Ohio -- Chief Master Sergeant William Gurney, a former Command Chief Master Sergeant for Air Force Materiel Command here, has been formally charged by the United States Air Force with several counts of violating specific articles of the Uniform Code of Military Justice. Below are the counts, or in military terminology, specifications: - Seven specifications of violation of Article 92, Failure to Obey an Order or Regulation and Dereliction of Duty. - Two specifications of violation of Article 93, Maltreatment. - Two specifications of violation of Article 120, Indecent Conduct and Wrongful Sexual Contact. - Seven specifications of violation of Article 134, Adultery and Misuse of Official Position. These charges are the result of an investigation by the Air Force Office of Special Investigations that began in November 2009, after a junior enlisted female member came forth with allegations of sexual harassment. General Donald Hoffman, Commander of AFMC, has elected to request transfer of this case to another command because Chief Gurney reported directly to the general in his previous position as AFMC Command Chief. General Hoffman elected to transfer this case in order to avoid any actual or perceived conflict of interest. As a result, the case has been transferred from AFMC to Air Mobility Command for the administration of military justice. The Air Force takes all allegations of misconduct seriously and holds its people to the highest standards. In the military justice system, the accused is presumed innocent until proven guilty beyond a reasonable doubt.