Army general reprimanded, docked $20,000, avoids jail in sex case

[unhappycamper]

http://gazette.com/army-general-reprimanded-docked-20000-avoids-jail-in-sex-case/article/1516765



Brig. Gen. Jeffrey Sinclair, left, who admitted to inappropriate relationships with three subordinates, leaves court while talking with his defense attorney Richard Scheff, right, at Fort Bragg, N.C., Wednesday, March 19, 2014. Closing arguments were presented Wednesday, but no sentence was reached.

Army general reprimanded, docked $20,000, avoids jail in sex case
Associated Press - • Updated: March 20, 2014 at 9:08 am • Published: March 20, 2014

FORT BRAGG, N.C. — An Army general who carried on a three-year affair with a captain and had two other inappropriate relationships with subordinates was reprimanded and docked $20,000 in pay Thursday, avoiding jail time in one of the military's most closely watched courts-martial.

Sinclair, the former deputy commander of the storied 82nd Airborne Division, was believed to be the highest-ranking U.S. military officer ever court-martialed on sexual assault charges, but earlier this week those charges were dropped when he pleaded guilty to inappropriate relationships with the three women.

Sinclair smiled and hugged his two lawyers in the courtroom. Outside the building, he said "the system worked" and all he wanted to do now was "hug my wife and sons."

As part of the plea deal, Sinclair's sentence could not exceed terms in a sealed agreement between defense lawyers and military attorneys. The agreement, unsealed Thursday, called for Sinclair to serve no more than 18 months in jail, but the judge's punishment was much lighter.

[monmouth3]

1. Hug his wife????? She should kick him square ....n/t

[justhanginon]

2. Gen Sinclair said "the sytem worked" but perhaps

he should have said "the culture works". The military culture looks to be very suspect to me in these cases. The fact that we are relying on this caliber of officer to oversee and train our young men and women is troubling.