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General Accused of Sexual Assault Pleads Guilty to Lesser Charges
Brig. Gen. Jeffrey A. Sinclair, the Army general prosecuted in the military’s most significant sexual assault case, has agreed to plead guilty to lesser charges in exchange for the dismissal of accusations that he twice forced his longtime mistress into oral sex, threatened to kill her and her family, and performed consensual sexual acts with her in a parked car in Germany and on a hotel balcony in Tucson.
The new guilty pleas, outlined in a document obtained by The New York Times, are expected to be entered by General Sinclair in military court at Fort Bragg, N.C., as soon as Monday morning.
The pleas would end a two-year-old case against one of the military’s rising stars that was derailed after setbacks, including a judge’s ruling last week that cleared the way for a plea deal.
The general’s punishment will not be determined until a judge finishes holding a sentencing hearing; prosecutors are expected to argue for prison time, while defense lawyers will contend that officers in similar cases have not faced jail time and have been allowed to retire at reduced rank.
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http://www.nytimes.com/2014/03/17/us/army-general-in-sexual-assault-case-to-plead-guilty-to-lesser-charges.html?emc=edit_na_20140316
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