A Sinclair Update
For those who’ve forgotten: Sinclair is the former 82nd Airborne Divison’s Assistant Commander for Logistics and Support. He was relieved while deployed to Afghanistan and sent back to CONUS after serious charges were levied against him.
Sinclair’s Article 32 hearing is set for 5 November 2012 at Fort Bragg.
Sinclair is reportedly facing some combination of charges including forcible sodomy; multiple counts of adultery; having inappropriate relationships with several female subordinates; forced sex; wrongful sexual conduct; violating an order; possessing pornography and alcohol while deployed; misusing a government travel charge card; and filing fraudulent claims. The precise charges are unclear, as the Army has not yet released the formal charge sheets showing the specific charges against him.
Sinclair deserves his day in court, of course. But if he’s guilty, let’s hope the courts-martial panel decides to show no mercy – unlike the courts-martial panel for James “Bigamist” Johnson.
Category: Crime, Legal, Military issues
He was my BC in 2004 (i was an attached PSYOP guy) when he had 1-18. Sharp guy, great BC, def one of the better BC’s i worked for. Sad to see him fucking up his career like this.
They have to think about his wife and family who did nothing wrong to deserve the punishment…/sarc
Give the goat a vasectomy and kick his ass out of the barn.
Thank you.
Ex-PH2: If forcible sodomy or forced sex is proven, perhaps an orchiectomy would be more apropos.
Is forced sodomy not rape?
This was going on while I was assigned to 82nd ABN Div HQ in Kandahar this summer. Focus was on his aide and the word on the streets was that it had once been a permissive relationship that changed to non-permissive. She was a very nice person and don’t think she baited or lured him into anything. I think he was the type that believed that nothing could touch him.
ROS: Technically, under the UCMJ they don’t appear to be considered the same crime – but the UCMJ changed regarding the offense of rape in June of this year and I’ll be damned if I see much of a distinction between the two under the new law. However, if I’m reading the current MCM correctly it also appears both crimes carry a potential maximum sentence of life in prison. So whichever he’s charged with is shouldn’t really matter much when it comes to punishment if he’s found guilty.
Prosecutors like to stack charges. Forced sodomy sounds worse than ‘rape by authority,’ which was used against former SMA McKinney, and is intended to offend a jury of his peers.
I don’t believe a General/Flag Officer in any service has ever been sent to prison – this could be the first…well at least in a hundred yrs or so.
BTW, former BG Roger Duff was quietly court martialed in June, busted to Major, and dismissed from the Army w/ loss of all pay and benefits. He was guilty of wearing numerous unauthorized decorations, badges, medals. Allegedly a deal was cut where he waived his retirement benefits in exchange for no jail time.
Possessing porn while deployed? Who hasn’t? Honestly? I’m pretty sure that one will get thrown out. It’ll be hard to find a jury of peers who have ever deployed and not be hypocrites. There’s enough porn in Afghanistan to make Larry Flynt feel dirty.
@10 Scubasteve, I think things are different for officer’s in that regard than for Troopies. Either that or they just over look it for the troopies.
If convicted for the sex offenses at a GCM, will he be required to register as a sex offender, even though the offenses took place overseas?
Here’s a link to an update on this story.
http://usnews.nbcnews.com/_news/2012/11/06/14961775-general-accused-of-forcing-his-soldiers-into-sex-with-him?lite