Brig. Gen. Jeffrey Sinclair's lawyers file motions at court-martial claiming unlawful command influe

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Brig. Gen. Jeffrey Sinclair's lawyers file motions at court-martial claiming unlawful command influence
By Paul Woolverton
Published: 08:14 AM, Wed Jun 26, 2013

Army Brig. Gen. Jeffrey Sinclair testified in his own defense at a pre-trial hearing Tuesday to try to keep emails from being used against him at his court-martial next month.

Sinclair, the former deputy commanding general of the 82nd Airborne Division, said he had an expectation of privacy in using government-issued computers in Afghanistan.

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Sinclair is accused of sexually assaulting an Army captain with whom he has acknowledged having an adulterous affair. The captain complained to Sinclair's supervisor in March 2012, while she and Sinclair were stationed together in Kandahar, Afghanistan.

Her complaint led to an investigation and numerous other charges against Sinclair, including inappropriate relationships with several other women, possession of pornography in the Afghan war zone in violation of orders and misuse of government travel money.