Brig. Gen. Jeffrey Sinclair charged with abusing subordinate women FORT BRAGG, N.C., Nov. 5 (UPI) -- U.S. Army prosecutors unveiled a laundry list of charges Monday against a one-star general who they say sexually abused women who worked under him. Brig. Gen. Jeffrey Allen Sinclair, 50, was accused of brazen harassment of four women since 2008, including forcing them to send sexually explicit photos of themselves to him and in one case using his Army rank to compel a sexual relationship be continued, prosecutors said. Sinclair's defense lawyers at Fort Bragg, N.C., argued the charges should be dropped at an Article 32 hearing, roughly equivalent to a grand jury hearing in civilian court, because the government illegally searched Sinclair's Army email account. Some 16,000 emails cited by prosecutors are confidential under attorney-client privilege, Sinclair's lawyers argued. The Article 32 hearing officer called a recess to research Sinclair's lawyers' claims, the Fayetteville (N.C.) Observer reported. In addition to the sexual misconduct, Sinclair is accused of billing the government for two vacations he lied and said were for official business. He is charged with wrongful sexual conduct, attempted violation of an order, wrongfully engaging in inappropriate relationships, misuse of a government travel charge card, possessing alcohol and pornography while deployed, maltreatment of subordinates and fraud. If convicted, he could face up to life in prison, though military court experts said such a sentence is unlikely. There is not a sentencing minimum, meaning Sinclair could be convicted but not punished.