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March 7, 2014

Top Army Prosecutor Suspended for Alleged Sexual Assault; General Pleads Guilty to Lesser Charges 
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Thursday's vote came just as the U.S. Army's top prosecutor for sexual
assault cases was suspended for alleged sexual assault. Lt. Col. Joseph
Morse is accused of groping and trying to kiss a colleague at a legal
conference on sexual assault in 2012. Morse is the latest in a series of
Army officials involved in sexual assault oversight accused of
committing some of the very same crimes they're tasked with punishing.
Meanwhile, an Army general accused of sexual assault has pleaded guilty
to three lesser charges. Brig. Gen. Jeffrey A. Sinclair has admitted to
adultery, asking junior female officers for nude photos and possessing
pornography while deployed in Afghanistan. Sinclair will continue to
fight assault charges and says he wants to face his accuser in court.

 

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