US general faces assault accuser
Saturday, 8 March 2014
A US Army captain who accuses a general of sexually assaulting her has wept as she told a court he threatened to kill her family. The unidentified accuser spoke after opening arguments in a military trial at Fort Bragg, North Carolina, against Brig Gen Jeffrey Sinclair, 51. Defence lawyers said the general was the victim of an infatuated woman and a prosecution under political pressure. Gen Jeffery Sinclair is believed to be the highest-ranking military member to be prosecuted for sex crimes. The Pentagon has been pledging to stamp out an epidemic of sexual misconduct, according to BBC.