By . Associated Press and Daily Mail Reporter . PUBLISHED: . 00:00 EST, 5 November 2012 . | . UPDATED: . 13:50 EST, 5 November 2012 . A high-ranking Army general forced women to have sex with him during combat tours and threatened at least one victim's life, as well as her career and the lives of her relatives if she told anyone about his actions, U.S. Army prosecutors said in a hearing Monday. Prosecutors allege that Brig. Gen. Jeffrey Sinclair committed sex . crimes against five women including four military subordinates and . civilian. Sinclair is facing charges that include forcible sodomy, . wrongful sexual conduct, violating orders, engaging in inappropriate . relationships, misusing a government travel charge card, and possessing . pornography and alcohol while deployed. Charged: Army Gen. Jeffrey A. Sinclair has been charged with forcible sodomy, multiple counts of adultery and having inappropriate relationships with several female subordinates . At the hearing, . prosecutors alleged that Sinclair committed sex crimes against five women including four military subordinates and . a civilian. The crimes happened between 2007 and 2012 in . places including Iraq, Afghanistan and Germany, as well as Fort Bragg . and Fort Hood in Texas, prosecutors said. Sinclair was recently flown home from a combat tour to face the charges. The hearing at Fort Bragg is expected . to last at least two days. He served as deputy commander in . charge of logistics and support for the division's troops in . Afghanistan from July 2010 until he was sent home in May because of the . allegations. The Army had kept details secret until now in the . rare criminal case against a high-ranking officer. That is different . from other high-profile cases where Army prosecutors were quick to . release charging documents. There have been only two other court-martial . cases against Army generals in recent years. In one case, prosecutors also said that . Sinclair threatened one woman's career, as well as her life and the . lives of her relatives, if she told anyone about his actions. Sinclair's . attorney asked for the charges to be thrown out, arguing that . prosecutors had read confidential emails between the general and his . defense. Defense attorney Lt. Col. Jackie Thompson said this violated . his client's rights and asked that new prosecutors be brought in to try . the case. The hearing officer called a recess until early Monday afternoon to give a legal adviser time to review the documents.
Jeffrey Sinclair is facing charges that include forcible sodomy, wrongful sexual conduct and engaging in inappropriate relationships .
Prosecutor say Sinclair threatened one victim's life, as well as her career and the lives of her relatives if she exposed him .
Sinclair has been in the Army for 27 years and served in first Gulf War .
By . Associated Press and Daily Mail Reporter . PUBLISHED: . 00:00 EST, 5 November 2012 . | . UPDATED: . 13:50 EST, 5 November 2012 . A high-ranking Army general forced women to have sex with him during combat tours and threatened at least one victim's life, as well as her career and the lives of her relatives if she told anyone about his actions, U.S. Army prosecutors said in a hearing Monday. Prosecutors allege that Brig. Gen. Jeffrey Sinclair committed sex . crimes against five women including four military subordinates and . civilian. Sinclair is facing charges that include forcible sodomy, . wrongful sexual conduct, violating orders, engaging in inappropriate . relationships, misusing a government travel charge card, and possessing . pornography and alcohol while deployed. Charged: Army Gen. Jeffrey A. Sinclair has been charged with forcible sodomy, multiple counts of adultery and having inappropriate relationships with several female subordinates . At the hearing, . prosecutors alleged that Sinclair committed sex crimes against five women including four military subordinates and . a civilian. The crimes happened between 2007 and 2012 in . places including Iraq, Afghanistan and Germany, as well as Fort Bragg . and Fort Hood in Texas, prosecutors said. Sinclair was recently flown home from a combat tour to face the charges. The hearing at Fort Bragg is expected . to last at least two days. He served as deputy commander in . charge of logistics and support for the division's troops in . Afghanistan from July 2010 until he was sent home in May because of the . allegations. The Army had kept details secret until now in the . rare criminal case against a high-ranking officer. That is different . from other high-profile cases where Army prosecutors were quick to . release charging documents. There have been only two other court-martial . cases against Army generals in recent years. In one case, prosecutors also said that . Sinclair threatened one woman's career, as well as her life and the . lives of her relatives, if she told anyone about his actions. Sinclair's . attorney asked for the charges to be thrown out, arguing that . prosecutors had read confidential emails between the general and his . defense. Defense attorney Lt. Col. Jackie Thompson said this violated . his client's rights and asked that new prosecutors be brought in to try . the case. The hearing officer called a recess until early Monday afternoon to give a legal adviser time to review the documents.
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