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Marine sex abuser jailed in Japan
Europe News.Net
Friday 16th May, 2008
A US military court in the Japanese island of Okinawa has sentenced a 38-year-old US marine to four years in prison after he was found guilty of sexually abusing a 14-year-old Japanese girl.
Staff Sergeant Tyrone Hadnott, who was cleared of rape and kidnapping, was also dishonourably discharged from the military.
The Japanese authorities decided not to prosecute the marine after the girl dropped the charges.
However, US military decided to court martial Sergeant Hadnott in Okinawa, where the case caused widespread outrage.
There have been numerous incidents involving US military personnel on the small southern island, including the 1995 gang rape of a 12-year-old girl by three US soldiers.
Okinawa is home to more than half the 40,000 US troops in Japan.
The island has recently seen mass protests and a campaign to reduce the number of US troops.
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Anonymous
05-16-08, 10:44 PM |
Marine sex abuser jailed in Japan
I do not think that is that serious,kidnapping and raping a girl is wrong,but should not send the marine to the jail,this ....... coursted should be .......Well,I hope in the future,Japanese girls do not come to the US soldiers,so if the similar things happen,US marines will be captured one more time,this really is bullshit!!!
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