( CNN ) -- The defense and prosecution were hammering out a plea deal Tuesday in the court-martial of Brig . Gen. Jeffrey Sinclair , but no matter what the negotiations hold , the defense says three things are off the table . First , Sinclair wo n't plead guilty to sexual assault , said Josh Zeitz , a spokesman for the general 's defense team . Nor will he plead guilty to any charge that will land him on a sex-offender registry . And lastly , Zeitz said , Sinclair will not plead guilty to threatening his accuser or her family . No developments are expected Tuesday or Wednesday , and Zeitz said the negotiations could last for weeks . Col. James Pohl , the judge in the case , dismissed the jury `` for the time being '' Tuesday morning to return to their duty stations , a spokeswoman for Fort Bragg in North Carolina said . On Monday , a day when Sinclair 's accuser was slated to continue her testimony from Friday , Pohl dismissed the jury because of 22 pages of e-mails that emerged over the weekend . The e-mails include a January communication in which a senior military lawyer wrote Fort Bragg 's chief of military justice casting doubt on the credibility of Sinclair 's accuser and a February correspondence in which a lieutenant colonel with the Judge Advocate General 's Corps asked for a colonel 's `` thoughts/opinion '' on Sinclair 's offer to enter a plea . Pohl indicated there may have been `` undue command influence '' by Pentagon officials . While Pohl would not grant the defense 's request to drop charges against Sinclair , he ordered that the general be provided a possible plea deal , in addition to several other options . The defense team is evaluating several options after the release of the e-mails , Zeitz said . Sinclair 's attorneys have also filed a FOIA for all Pentagon e-mail communication including keywords in the Sinclair case . About 10,000 e-mails among 12 senior Pentagon officials were identified , and the Pentagon is reviewing the communications , Zeitz said , adding the defense expects the e-mails to be released slowly . If a plea deal is reached and something pivotal emerges in the e-mails , the defense would file a new motion for dismissal of charges , he said . Sinclair , formerly one of the top Army commanders in Afghanistan , pleaded guilty to several charges last week , including committing adultery , engaging in inappropriate relationships with three women , conduct unbecoming an officer and a gentleman and obstruction of justice , the public affairs office for Fort Bragg said . The government 's lawyers dropped two counts -- one of conduct unbecoming an officer and a gentleman , and the other for cruelty and maltreatment -- while Sinclair still stands accused of `` sodomy ... by force and without the consent '' of his alleged victim , an Army captain . Charges also loom for alleged cruel and maltreatment of subordinates and defrauding the government , according to Fort Bragg . Political fight over military sex assaults divides women senators .
Jury sent back to duty in day 's court - martial as the generals worked out plea deal . Judge wo n't pleaded guilty to sexual assault or threatening accuser , source says . Brig . General Jeffrey Sinclair pleaded guilty to some of the less - serious charges last week .