Air Force Academy Cadet Convicted of Rape

An Air Force Academy cadet has been convicted of rape. 

20 year old Alvaro Velarde was found guilty following a four-day jury trial at U.S. District Court in Denver. 

Velarde was first charged last October.  According to court documents, Velarde violently raped a female cadet in her dorm room. 

Velarde was removed from the Air Force Academy before the trial started.