A U.S. general accused in a high-profile sexual assault case has reached a plea deal at his trial. Military prosecutors have agreed to drop sexual assault charges against Brigadier General Jeffrey Sinclair in return for a guilty plea on lesser offenses. The accuser, an Army captain, testified Sinclair twice forced her to perform oral sex during their three-year affair in Afghanistan and threatened to murder her and her family if she told anyone. Under his plea, Sinclair will admit to “mistreatment” but avoid charges that would have forced him to register as a sex offender if convicted.