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U.S. general charged with forced sex launches offensive
Source: Reuters
U.S. general charged with forced sex launches offensive
By Colleen Jenkins
WINSTON-SALEM, North Carolina | Tue Jan 22, 2013 8:10pm EST
(Reuters) - A U.S. Army general facing allegations of improper conduct toward female subordinates took on his accusers on Tuesday, asking a military judge to remove the prosecutors in his case and launching a website to tell his version of what happened.
Brigadier General Jeffrey Sinclair was sent home from his post as a deputy commanding general in Afghanistan last year and faces a court-martial after being accused of inappropriate behavior involving four female subordinates and a civilian.
Much of the case revolves around an unmarried Army captain who said she and Sinclair had a three-year affair, during which she said the married 27-year Army veteran twice made her perform oral sex against her wishes.
Military prosecutors said Sinclair asked other women to send him nude photos.
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By Colleen Jenkins
WINSTON-SALEM, North Carolina | Tue Jan 22, 2013 8:10pm EST
(Reuters) - A U.S. Army general facing allegations of improper conduct toward female subordinates took on his accusers on Tuesday, asking a military judge to remove the prosecutors in his case and launching a website to tell his version of what happened.
Brigadier General Jeffrey Sinclair was sent home from his post as a deputy commanding general in Afghanistan last year and faces a court-martial after being accused of inappropriate behavior involving four female subordinates and a civilian.
Much of the case revolves around an unmarried Army captain who said she and Sinclair had a three-year affair, during which she said the married 27-year Army veteran twice made her perform oral sex against her wishes.
Military prosecutors said Sinclair asked other women to send him nude photos.
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Read more: http://www.reuters.com/article/2013/01/23/us-usa-crime-army-idUSBRE90M02H20130123
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The offensive general launches an offensive, eh? It gets worse in other coverage--check out this "unfortunate" quote:
http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2013/01/22/jeffrey-sinclair_n_2525256.html
Lt. Col. Jackie Thompson, the lead defense attorney, urged the military judge overseeing the case to disqualify the entire prosecution team and order the case to be reinvestigated from scratch.
"We're not asking for a walk," Thompson told the judge. "We're asking for a case that is free of taint."
"We're not asking for a walk," Thompson told the judge. "We're asking for a case that is free of taint."
The bad taste just writes itself, I guess!
This guy is toast, I suspect. I would not be surprised if he doesn't do a long stretch in prison.
Has anyone seen the website in question?