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Judge Accepts General’s Plea Deal in Sexual Assault Case
Source: New York Times
Judge Accepts General’s Plea Deal in Sexual Assault Case
By RICHARD A. OPPEL Jr.MARCH 17, 2014
FORT BRAGG, N.C. — A military judge accepted guilty pleas on Monday from Brig. Gen. Jeffrey A. Sinclair that are expected to end the military’s most closely watched sexual assault prosecution and allow the former commander to admit to lesser charges in exchange for the dismissal of far more serious counts that could have led to a life sentence.
In a courtroom at Fort Bragg, General Sinclair formally pleaded guilty to mistreating his former mistress — an Army captain — as well as disobeying a commander’s order not to contact her, misusing his government charge card, and using demeaning and derogatory language about female staff officers. The admissions set the stage for a sentencing hearing for the former deputy commander of the 82nd Airborne Division.
The key to the plea deal, which was reached over the weekend, was General Sinclair’s admission that, in military legal lingo, he “maltreated” his former mistress, with whom he had long acknowledged having a three-year consensual affair.
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By RICHARD A. OPPEL Jr.MARCH 17, 2014
FORT BRAGG, N.C. — A military judge accepted guilty pleas on Monday from Brig. Gen. Jeffrey A. Sinclair that are expected to end the military’s most closely watched sexual assault prosecution and allow the former commander to admit to lesser charges in exchange for the dismissal of far more serious counts that could have led to a life sentence.
In a courtroom at Fort Bragg, General Sinclair formally pleaded guilty to mistreating his former mistress — an Army captain — as well as disobeying a commander’s order not to contact her, misusing his government charge card, and using demeaning and derogatory language about female staff officers. The admissions set the stage for a sentencing hearing for the former deputy commander of the 82nd Airborne Division.
The key to the plea deal, which was reached over the weekend, was General Sinclair’s admission that, in military legal lingo, he “maltreated” his former mistress, with whom he had long acknowledged having a three-year consensual affair.
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Read more: http://www.nytimes.com/2014/03/18/us/sinclair-court-martial-plea-deal.html
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