Judge Says Army May Have Improperly Swayed General’s Assault Case -- New York Times
FORT BRAGG, N.C. — The military judge overseeing the court-martial of Brig. Gen. Jeffrey A. Sinclair, accused of sexually assaulting a 34-year-old captain formerly under his command, ruled Monday that Army officials may have been improperly influenced when they rejected General Sinclair’s offer to plead guilty to some charges before the trial.
The judge, Col. James L. Pohl, said from the bench that he was “not convinced beyond a reasonable doubt” that the prosecutors and their commanders at Fort Bragg, N.C., where General Sinclair is based and is being tried, acted completely independent of external politics and possible pressure from senior Pentagon officials when they decided to turn down General Sinclair’s offer, made late last year.
Colonel Pohl said he would give General Sinclair the opportunity, until Tuesday morning, to file a new plea offer. If the general makes a new offer, the judge said a senior Army officer not currently involved in the case would be named to decide whether to accept it.
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