Brigadier General Charged with Forcible Sodomy, among other charges

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**LordofHats**

An Army brigadier general has been charged with forcible sodomy, inappropriate relationships, and possessing alcohol and pornography while serving as a senior commander in Afghanistan earlier this year.

Brig. Gen. Jeffrey Sinclair, a deputy commanding general of the 82 nd Airborne Division, faces a possible court martial over the charges handed down Wednesday.

In May, Sinclair was sent home to the United States in the middle of his combat tour in Afghanistan, where he was serving in the southern Afghanistan province of Kandahar as the deputy commander of logistics and support for the 82 nd Airborne.

Sinclair was sent to the division's home base of Fort Bragg, N.C., so allegations of potential misconduct could be investigated. At the time of his return, base spokesmen confirmed that Sinclair was under criminal investigation.

A news release by the Fort Bragg Public Affairs Office listed the charges presented against Sinclair as including "forcible sodomy, wrongful sexual conduct, attempted violation of an order, violations of regulations by wrongfully engaging in inappropriate relationships and misusing a government travel charge card, violating general orders by possessing alcohol and pornography while deployed, maltreatment of subordinates, filing fraudulent claims, engaging in conduct unbecoming an officer and a gentleman and engaging in conduct prejudicial to good order and discipline, or of a nature to bring discredit upon the armed forces."

Few specifics about the allegations against Sinclair were released Wednesday, but a Defense Department official said "several women were the subject of Sinclair's alleged misconduct."

A former U.S. official who worked with Sinclair during his deployment in Kandahar said he and other officials who knew Sinclair were shocked by the news of the charges. He described Sinclair as being "very proactive" and a "gregarious individual."

Sinclair remains at Fort Bragg, where he has been serving in a placeholder position as a special assistant to the commanding general of the 18 th Airborne Corps. A Defense Department official said Sinclair was read the charges against him on Monday. Another official added that Sinclair is not under detention at the base.

Sinclair will now face an Article 32 hearing, at which evidence will be presented to a presiding officer to determine if his case should proceed to a court martial. No date has been set for that hearing.

This past decade, Sinclair has served two tours in Iraq and was on his second deployment to Afghanistan. He had also deployed as part of Operation Desert Storm in 1991.

Army spokesman George Wright says that in the past decade there have been only two Army general officers who have undergone courts martial.

In June, Brig. Gen. Roger B. Duff, a former commander of the 95th Training Division, pleaded guilty to two charges of false statements, two charges of conduct unbecoming, and seven charges of wearing unauthorized badges, awards or ribbons. Duff was sentenced to two months confinement and dismissal but, because of a pre-trial agreement, only the dismissal could be imposed. Duff's sentence has not been finalized.

Prior to Duff's case, the only other court martial involving an Army general officer was in 1999, when Maj. Gen. R.E. Hale pled guilty to seven counts of conduct unbecoming an officer and one count of making a false statement about an adulterous relationship. He was reprimanded, fined $10,000, ordered to forfeit $1,000 a month in pay and retired as a brigadier general.

I post this because my family knows the Sinclairs and was definitely shocked with dumb faces when this news came to us. Just goes to show how much you can know someone and still not know them. The article does not mention Sinclair's two preschool aged daughters.

**Sgt_Scruffy**

Well, I have to say that for charges to be brought against a general, the evidence has to be pretty substantial. They don't just charge those guys and relieve them of command for no reason. Even if the charges are all eventually dropped, he can kiss his two star goodbye.

**LordofHats**

More than that, SInclair was on the fast track to take command of the 82nd in two years.

**Jihadin**

Well thats two general officers going down. The other was former commander of AfriCOM.

**Sgt_Scruffy**

That's usually how it goes. Once you clear the hurdle from O6 to O7, your O8 (and beyond if you're young enough) is usually not far behind. That's just personal observation and not something I have any data on.

**Jihadin**

I think the only non combat MOS general was Casey who went to the top. Was quite epic someone with a aviation background took over 101st and then climbed up the food chain....oh and 160th was his pet project.

**Samus_aran115**

Bummer. I'm sure they just tacked on the pornography claims to make a good case. What soldier doesn't have a bit of porn to get him through the day?

The Navy's been pretty serious lately too. I think quite a few lieutenant commanders, commanders and Captains have been laid off for misconduct, and at least a couple of them got the "undue familiarity" charge.

**Jihadin**

Porn and alcohol is not allowed in Afghanistan. General Order 1 of the deployment there.

**KalashnikovMarine**

Seems they aren't fething around with this fellow...

the misuse of a Gov't travel card is familiar from the other general they're in the process of frying. Seems the power is going to a few officers heads here and there eh?

**Orlanth**

Jihadin wrote:
I think the only non combat MOS general was Casey who went to the top. Was quite epic someone with a aviation background took over 101st and then climbed up the food chain....oh and 160th was his pet project.

Well this one earned his Mark of Slaanesh.

**AustonT**

Jihadin wrote:I think the only non combat MOS general was Casey who went to the top. Was quite epic someone with a aviation background took over 101st and then climbed up the food chain....oh and 160th was his pet project.

Despite the fact that I know what you mean I feel like being pedantic:
Aviation is a combat arms branch for officers.

**DIDM**

don't ask don't tell

abusive of power is not new, but it is something that needs to be dealt with

forced sodomy is pretty fethed up
, especially since it is almost guaranteed he used his power to convince them not to tell

hang em if he is guilty I say. I see no place in humanity for monsters

**AustonT**

DIDM wrote:
don't ask don't tell

abusive of power is not new, but it is something that needs to be dealt with

forced sodomy is pretty fethed up
, especially since it is almost guaranteed he used his power to convince them not to tell

hang em if he is guilty I say. I see no place in humanity for monsters

You didn't exactly read this did you? This has nothing to do with DADT.

**DIDM**

AustonT wrote:
DIDM wrote:
don't ask don't tell

abusive of power is not new, but it is something that needs to be dealt with

forced sodomy is pretty fethed up
, especially since it is almost guaranteed he used his power to convince them not to tell

hang em if he is guilty I say. I see no place in humanity for monsters

You didn't exactly read this did you? This has nothing to do with DADT.

I was using DADT wrong maybe

don't ask about forced raped and don't tell about it should be the title of this article

**dogma**

Huh, I didn't realize that the possession of alcohol and pornography were offenses in the military, I always assumed that was just Hollywood logic.

**AustonT**

dogma wrote:
Huh, I didn't realize that the possession of alcohol and pornography were offenses in the military, I always assumed that was just Hollywood logic.

Not all the time, but its a standing general order in theatre. Something about offending the Muslims that try to sell you bootleg porno DVDs and Vodka in cans.

**Samus_aran115**

Oh. Of course. That makes sense. You wouldn't want to drop your copy of "DOUBLE D BARE NAKED BLANK BLANK" in the middle of town, and start up trouble

No cooking bacon either!

**AustonT**

I've had mounds of bacon in country. GO1 is a thinly vieled excuse to keep soldiers and marines angry.

**whembly**

AustonT wrote:
I've had mounds of bacon in country. GO1 is a thinly vieled excuse to keep soldiers and marines angry.

From what I understand, you couldn't bring in pork products in the bases at Brahain....

Must be some operational agreements between the US bases to the host country.

**KalashnikovMarine**

AustonT wrote:
I've had mounds of bacon in country. GO1 is a thinly vieled excuse to keep soldiers and marines angry.

"The Marine Corps is like America's pit bull, they beat us, mistreat us and occasionally let us out to go attack someone"
-Cpl Parsons, Generation Kill

**djones520**

whembly wrote:
AustonT wrote:
I've had mounds of bacon in country. GO1 is a thinly vieled excuse to keep soldiers and marines angry.

From what I understand, you couldn't bring in pork products in the bases at Brahain....

Must be some operational agreements between the US bases to the host country.

I know I ate plenty of pork in Kygryzstan. Though you'd be hard pressed to find people who drink more alcohaul then the Kyrgyz as well, so their not exactly the strictest in following Islamic teachings. I recall eating pork products on my 5 day stay in Afghanistan as well. They didn't let me off the plane in Bahrain, so I don't have anything to speak of there.

GO1 varies per location I believe. In Kyrzystan and Qatar, possibly Kuwait, we (Air Force) were allowed to drink limited amounts of booze. 2 per 20 hour period at Manas, I'm not sure of the specific rationing elsewhere. Units transiting through the location was at the discretion of their commanders, I know the Army and Marine units usually kept it locked down, especially the guys coming out of theatre.

**AustonT**

Generation Kill is the best portrayal I have seen of the invasion, it's not perfect but it's still awesome.

**Mannahnin**

Generation Kill is awesome. I watched it when it first was on, and just got around to buying it recently.

Just thought I'd take that occasion for agreement and harmony.

**KalashnikovMarine**

AustonT wrote:
Generation Kill is the best portrayal I have seen of the invasion, it's not perfect but it's still awesome.

Agreed. I read the book many moons ago before I enlisted and thought it was fekking awesome. The show itself was great from my perspective technically and culturally (the culture being the Marine Corps) and my buddies who actually crossed the border said it did a damn good job portraying the invasion itself and the initial capture in Baghdad.

Still can't believe Fruity Rudy's the real deal.

On a side note for unrealistic things, if you ever want to see an EOD tech get on his

all you have to do is say "Hurt Locker"

**Palindrome**

Jihadin wrote:
Porn and alcohol is not allowed in Afghanistan. General Order 1 of the deployment there.

That doesn't mean that the average personal laptop doesn't have a few Gb of porn on it.

**dogma**

AustonT wrote:

Not all the time, but its a standing general order in theatre. Something about offending the Muslims that try to sell you bootleg porno DVDs and Vodka in cans.

Makes sense. Its a "Don't piss anyone off." thing then?

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djones520 wrote:

I know I ate plenty of pork in Kygryzstan.

Most of Central Asia is Muslim in the same way America is Christian.

**SoloFalcon1138**

Orlanth wrote:
Jihadin wrote:
I think the only non combat MOS general was Casey who went to the top. Was quite epic someone with a aviation background took over 101st and then climbed up the food chain....oh and 160th was his pet project.

Well this one earned his Mark of Slaanesh.

Well played, well played indeed.

I am a huge supporter of the military, they are doing a job that a doctor informed me I wasn't able to do. Stories like this are sad and disgusting, but they are just people. However, it is worse that this guy was a General and a parent. Before then, he was much more of a hero than a low-life like Jerry Sandusky. At least they will never share a prison cell...

**djones520**

dogma wrote:
AustonT wrote:

Not all the time, but its a standing general order in theatre. Something about offending the Muslims that try to sell you bootleg porno DVDs and Vodka in cans.

Makes sense. Its a "Don't piss anyone off." thing then?

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djones520 wrote:

I know I ate plenty of pork in Kygryzstan.

Most of Central Asia is Muslim in the same way America is Christian.

I just think that the crushing boot of westernization that they lived under for so long (USSR) helped to mitigate a lot of the radicalism that cropped up in a lot of the middle eastern countries.

**Ensis Ferrae**

Palindrome wrote:
Jihadin wrote:
Porn and alcohol is not allowed in Afghanistan. General Order 1 of the deployment there.

That doesn't mean that the average personal laptop doesn't have a few Gb of porn on it.

Agreed, and them tacking that onto his charges is about how DADT was used when in effect.

Basically, it is usually used as a "well, we have you on these charges, but we're gonna throw this on top, to make it that much worse for ya"

**Albatross**

Samus_aran115 wrote:
Bummer.

Yes, it would appear so.