Japan's government protested to the U.S. Embassy in Tokyo over at least two sexual assault cases involving American servicemembers on the southern Japanese island of Okinawa.
Tokyo — Japan 's government protested Friday to the U.S. Embassy in Tokyo over at least two sexual assault cases involving American servicemembers on the southern Japan ese island of Okinawa that were only recently made public.In one case, an Air Force member is accused in March of assaulting a teenage girl in December, while the other, which dates from May, involves a Marine accused of assaulting a 21-year-old woman.
An Okinawa police spokesperson told Agence France-Presse the Marine is accused of 'assaulting the victim for the purpose of sexual intercourse and injuring her,' adding that, 'The fact that he used violence for that purpose and wounded her constitutes non-consensual sex resulting in injury.'The woman was 'bitten in the mouth' and took two weeks to fully recover, he said. Media reports said she was also choked.
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