US sailors admit raping woman in Japan
PRESS TV
February 26, 2013
Two American sailors have admitted to raping a woman in the Japanese island of Okinawa last October in a case that sparked huge anti-US sentiments in Japan.
Both servicemen, Skyler Dozierwalker and Christopher Browning, pleaded guilty on Tuesday during a hearing in Naha District Court.
The 23-year-old and 24-year-old men told the court that they attacked the woman during a trip to Okinawa in October.
Around 47,000 US military personnel are currently stationed in Japan. Some half of the US troops are stationed in Okinawa, where the soldiers have reportedly committed more than 5,700 crimes since Washington returned the island to Japan in 1972.
The rape in Okinawa provoked outrage and led to a nationwide curfew on all American military personnel.
Multiple cases of misconduct by US forces have raised anti-American feelings among the islanders. …
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