An Air Force staff sergeant being tried by general court martial
as part of a growing Lackland sex scandal pleaded guilty to some
counts against him but said he is not guilty of sexually
assaulting a female basic training student.  The federal case
against Staff Sgt. Kwinton Estacio, of the 331st Training
Squadron, kicked off Monday morning at Joint Base San Antonio.
The military training instructor pleaded guilty to violating
lawful general regulation, violating a contact order and
obstruction of justice but pleaded not guilty to sexually
assaulting a female airman.  He will face a trail by a jury
composed of military officers.   According to court documents,
Estacio allegedly coerced a female Airman into engaging in a
sexual acts with him, using his military authority to make her
believe it would negatively impact her military career if she
didn't cooperate.  The case is just the latest in a growing sex
scandal at Lackland.   Investigators say more than a dozen
female recruits were sexually assaulted or ha