NBC News: Army Gen. Jeffrey Sinclair Accused of Sexual Assault Demoted
NBC News:
A U.S. Army general who became the face of a sexual assault problem plaguing the military was demoted two grades from brigadier general to lieutenant colonel before being retired from service.
Jeffrey Sinclair will be retired at the lower rank as punishment for his inappropriate conduct with women under his command, the Army said in a statement. This is the first time in a decade that the Army has reduced a retiring general officer in rank so severely.
Retiring at this lower rank means that Sinclair will not receive benefits he was entitled to as Brigadier General.
“Sinclair displayed a pattern of inappropriate and at times illegal behavior both while serving as a Brigadier General and a Colonel. I therefore decided there was sufficient evidence and cause to deny him those benefits,” Secretary of the Army John McHugh said in the statement.
