Army Generals accused of sex misconduct, adultery with subordinates….A disturbing trend. It’s turning out to be a rough couple of months for current and former U.S. Army Generals. First it was General Jeffrey A. Sinclair being accused of multiple offenses, including forcible sodomy and adultery. And now General John Allen and General (retired) David Petraeus are under suspicion for engaging in unsavory conduct with younger women. Although not garnering as much attention as the Four Star Generals, recently an Army general based in Fort Bragg, N.C., was charged with forced sex, multiple counts of adultery and inappropriate relationships with female subordinates while serving in Afghanistan. Brig. Gen. Jeffrey Sinclair was relieved of his command in Afghanistan last May and returned to Fort Bragg. In addition to the sexual misconduct accusations, Sinclair also faces charges of possessing pornography and alcohol while deployed in Afghanistan. Sinclair has been in the Army for 27 years, according to The Associated Press, and has been deployed three times to Afghanistan. He also served in Iraq. Sinclair now faces an Article 32, the Army’s equivalent of a grand jury hearing, to determine whether he should face court martial on any or all charges. The charge of “forced sex” involves allegations he forced a subordinate to perform oral sex and is based on the previous Uniform Code of Military Justice. Revisions to that code implemented this year now consider all forms of “forced sex” as rape. Court Martials of Army Generals are relatively rare. Only two, a brigadier general and major general, have been court martialed in the past 13 years. Down range enlisted soldiers are routinely prosecuted for adultery or are “chaptered” out of service. It will be curious to see how the military justice system treats Generals Sinclair, Allen and Petraeus. SOURCE: NBC News U.S. Army my General accused of sex misconduct, adultery with subordinates….A disturbing trend. It’s turning out to be a rough couple of months for current and former U.S. Army Generals. First it was General Jeffrey A. Sinclair being accused of multiple offenses, including forcible sodomy and adultery. And now General John Allen and General (retired) David Petraeus are under suspicion for engaging in unsavory conduct with younger women. Although not garnering as much attention, recently an Army general based in Fort Bragg, N.C., was charged with forced sex, multiple counts of adultery and inappropriate relationships with female subordinates while serving in Afghanistan. Brig. Gen. Jeffrey Sinclair was relieved of his command in Afghanistan last May and returned to Fort Bragg. In addition to the sexual misconduct accusations, Sinclair also faces charges of possessing pornography and alcohol while deployed in Afghanistan. Sinclair has been in the Army for 27 years, according to The Associated Press, and has been deployed three times to Afghanistan. He also served in Iraq. Sinclair now faces an Article 32, the Army’s equivalent of a grand jury hearing, to determine whether he should face court martial on any or all charges. The charge of “forced sex” involves allegations he forced a subordinate to perform oral sex and is based on the previous Uniform Code of Military Justice. Revisions to that code implemented this year now consider all forms of “forced sex” as rape. Court Martials of Army Generals are relatively rare. Only two, a brigadier general and major general, have been court martialed in the past 13 years. Down range, enlisted soldiers are routinely prosecuted for adultery or are “chaptered” out of service. It will be curious to see how the military justice system treats Generals Sinclair, Allen and Petraeus. SOURCE: NBC News U.S. Army