 Stewart countered that the relationship was consensual but inappropriate. After a week-long trial, Stewart was found not guilty of sexual assault, but guilty of dereliction of duty and conduct unbecoming of an officer. He also pleaded guilty to two lesser charges. Stewart, who had faced up to 60 years in prison for the sexual assault charge, was sentenced to a reprimand, restricted to Randolph Air Force Base for two months, and ordered to forfeit $60,000 of pay over six months.