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Jezebel: General Accused of Sexual Assault to Begin Court-Martial on March 3

Jezebel reports:

For Brig. Gen. Jeffrey A. Sinclair, the world is probably melting in a slow, Dali-like nightmare. As it should if any of his many alleged crimes are true.

The 51-year-old General, whose case Jezebel began following in 2012, is accused of a laundry list of sexual assault charges, including forcible sodomy, which have stalled his rising career. Sinclair’s court-martial is slated to begin on March 3 and he faces a sentence of life in prison.

The main allegations stem from a three-year extramarital affair he had with a subordinate junior officer. Last year she testified that despite his physical and emotional abuse, like ending arguments by forcing her to perform oral sex through her sobs, she continued to love and sleep with Sinclair.

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