U.S. Army General Faces Life In Prison For Sexual Assault Charges

[DonViejo]

Source: AP

ASSOCIATED PRESS MAY 14, 2013, 7:43 AM

FORT BRAGG, N.C. (AP) — A U.S. Army general accused of sexual misconduct is scheduled to return to court.

Brig. Gen. Jeffrey Sinclair is set to appear Tuesday for hearings before a military judge considering pre-trial motions. A court martial for Sinclair is scheduled to begin June 25 on charges that include forcible sodomy, indecent acts, violating orders and adultery. The married father of two faces life in prison. He has thus far deferred entering a plea.

The most serious charges involve a female captain who served under Sinclair’s command in Iraq and Afghanistan with whom he admits having an affair.

The woman testified at an evidentiary hearing last year that Sinclair threatened to kill her and twice physically forced her to perform oral sex after they argued.

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[idwiyo]

1. K&R WTF?!! That was't an "affair", it was RAPE for FFS! Hope he DOES get life.

Bolding is mine:

The most serious charges involve a female captain who served under Sinclair’s command in Iraq and Afghanistan with whom he admits having an affair.

The woman testified at an evidentiary hearing last year that Sinclair threatened to kill her and twice physically forced her to perform oral sex after they argued.

[geek tragedy]

2. I believe they're saying he's admitted to sexual relations (a court martial offense)

but is maintaining those relations were consensual.

[SDjack]

3. Most likely, nothing will happen to him. Worst case, if he is CM'd and convicted,

his commanding general will reverse it, as if it never happened.

[A Little Weird]

4. Is that really possible??

If so, that's absurd. Why even go through the motions if they can just ignore the results?

[Nika]

5. It is possible, but hopefully they will listen to what their commander in chief said about this

topic and allow the findings of the court to stand should he be convicted.

[leftyohiolib]

6. it's already happened - guy was found guilty his superior overturned it put him back in place

with the woman he raped and now b/c he outranks her she has to salute him

[A Little Weird]

8. OMG

[leftyohiolib]

9. randi rhodes has been pounding away at this - if you go to her website there is a petition to remove

general welsh - link here
http://www.randirhodes.com/pages/rrnews.html?feed=393046&article=11273616

[SoapBox]

7. Ditto to SDjack's post.

They serve to protect their own.