Peter1469
08-09-2013, 04:31 PM
This is a major case (http://fayobserver.com/articles/2013/08/08/1274793?sac=fo.local) starting this week. I can't remember when a general officer was facing a court-martial. I think he will get hammered pretty hard.
The jurors will be told of Sinclair's three-year adulterous affair with a captain under his command. She has accused him of twice forcing her to perform oral sex - one of numerous accusations that Sinclair faces stemming from the affair and its subsequent investigation.
The affair ended in Afghanistan in March 2012 when the captain reported their relationship and her allegations of assault.
At the time, Sinclair was the deputy commanding general of the 82nd Airborne Division and the captain was one of his aides.
Sinclair has acknowledged the affair but otherwise denied wrongdoing. His lawyers say the captain lied about the assaults to mitigate her prospects of punishment for the adultery.
Although the captain was single, Sinclair has a wife and children.
Sinclair is accused of adultery, wrongful sexual contact, indecent acts, attempting to disobey an order, failure to obey orders, maltreatment, fraud, conduct unbecoming an officer and a gentleman, obstruction of justice and communicating a threat.
The jurors will be told of Sinclair's three-year adulterous affair with a captain under his command. She has accused him of twice forcing her to perform oral sex - one of numerous accusations that Sinclair faces stemming from the affair and its subsequent investigation.
The affair ended in Afghanistan in March 2012 when the captain reported their relationship and her allegations of assault.
At the time, Sinclair was the deputy commanding general of the 82nd Airborne Division and the captain was one of his aides.
Sinclair has acknowledged the affair but otherwise denied wrongdoing. His lawyers say the captain lied about the assaults to mitigate her prospects of punishment for the adultery.
Although the captain was single, Sinclair has a wife and children.
Sinclair is accused of adultery, wrongful sexual contact, indecent acts, attempting to disobey an order, failure to obey orders, maltreatment, fraud, conduct unbecoming an officer and a gentleman, obstruction of justice and communicating a threat.