Brigadier general jeffrey sinclair accuser

FORT BRAGG, N.C. – Defense lawyers representing an Army general facing sexual misconduct charges aimed Thursday to paint his primary accuser as a liar prone to jealousy and emotional overreactions.

The female captain at the heart of the government's case against Brig.

Gen. Jeffrey Sinclair admits she carried on a 3-year sexual relationship with her married commander. Adultery is a crime under military law and the admission could end her career.

But she also testified earlier this week at an evidentiary hearing that she repeatedly tried to break off the affair with Sinclair, who she says threatened to kill her and her family if she told anyone about their frequent sexual liaisons in hotels, headquarters and war zones.

The woman admitted she typically wanted to have sex with the general, though on two occasions in