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US Gen Sinclair avoids jail in sex crimes case

The Army general, who announced his retirement from service on Thursday, will reportedly face a disciplinary board which could later reduce his pension.

He was also found to have had two other inappropriate relationships with subordinates.

On Monday, the former deputy commander of the elite 82nd Airborne division pleaded guilty to charges including abusing a government credit card while travelling to visit his mistress.

Earlier in the month, he pleaded guilty to adultery - a crime in the military - and admitted having an affair with a female captain.

"I failed her as a leader and as a mentor and caused her harm to her emotional state," Gen Sinclair reportedly told the court last week.

Prosecutors had alleged Gen Sinclair twice forced the female captain to perform oral sex and threatened her family with death if she ever told anyone about their affair.

But the prosecution's case fell apart after the defence raised questions about the accuser's credibility.

And Judge Col James Pohl said he had found evidence that senior military officers had improperly influenced the prosecutors' decision to reject a lenient plea deal earlier in the case.

It was not the only high-profile military trial to reach an o

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Army Gen. Jeffrey Sinclair Accused of Sexual Assault Demoted

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.

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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.

Sinclair admitted to having a longtime affair with a woman under his command. She later accused him of sexually assaulting her on at least two occasions. Two other women also alleged that Sinclair coerced them into sexual relationships.

At a court-martial in March of this year, Sinclair was convicted after pleading guilty to a