Public Media from Michigan State University
Play Live Radio
Next Up:
0:00
0:00
0:00 0:00
Available On Air Stations

Will Gen. Sinclair trial affect military sex assault policy?

Season 2014 Episode 790 | 6m 50s

Army Brig. Gen. Jeffrey Sinclair, the highest ranking U.S. military officer ever court martialed for sexual assault, pleaded guilty on charges of sexual misconduct and was fined $20,000, but will serve no jail time. Judy Woodruff gets details from Paul Woolverton of The Fayetteville Observer about the trial and the decision to pursue a plea deal.

Major corporate funding for the PBS News Hour is provided by BDO, BNSF, Consumer Cellular, American Cruise Lines, and Raymond James. Funding for the PBS NewsHour Weekend is provided by Consumer Cellular and Cunard Cruise Line. For a complete list of funders for the PBS NewsHour and PBS NewsHour weekend, click here.
Extras
News Wrap: Andy Burnham becomes Britain's 7th prime minister in a decade
The highlights and controversies of the 2026 World Cup
Remembering PBS programming executive Sylvia Bugg
Netanyahu government defies court, raising constitutional crisis fears as election nears
Tamara Keith and Jasmine Wright on the political fallout of Trump's address
Test results create more confusion around cyclosporiasis outbreak
Iran war hurting U.S. allies in region, former Jordanian foreign minister says
Deadly shootings by ICE officers renew scrutiny of recruitment and training
U.S. launches more strikes on Iran after deaths of service members
July 20, 2026 - PBS News Hour full episode