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Anger, anxiety spreading in Okinawa after alleged rape; kids told not to walk to school alone

Anxiety and anger spread among residents of Okinawa Prefecture on Tuesday in the wake of the previous day's arrest of a U.S. Marine for allegedly raping a 14-year-old girl from a local junior high school. "I feel resentment over the incident," said the... ...full story at Japan Today

from Japan Today on Tue, Feb 12 2008

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13 Feb 08 visit Marines Rape Japanese Children  »  YouTube videoAnger has spread among residents of Okinawa Prefecture in the wake of the arrest of a U.S. Marine for allegedly raping a 14-year-old girl from a local junior high school. The alleged rape involving a 38-year-old staff sergeant at Camp Courtney has...
25 Apr 08 visit U.S. to try Okinawa marine for rape  »  Japan Times NAHA, Okinawa Pref. (Kyodo) The U.S. Marine arrested in February for allegedly raping a junior high school girl in Okinawa Prefecture will be court-martialed, the U.S. Marine Corps said Friday. Read the full story . . .
29 Feb 08 visit Rape charges dropped against marine  »  Japan Times NAHA, Okinawa Pref. (Kyodo) Prosecutors Friday freed a U.S. Marine staff sergeant arrested on suspicion of raping a local junior high school girl in Okinawa in February. Read the full story . . .
26 Feb 08 visit U.S. military's curfew to run at least through March 3  »  Japan Today The U.S. military will continue at least until March 3 the curfew imposed last week in the wake of a Marine's alleged rape of a local junior high school girl in Okinawa Prefecture, the U.S. forces in Okinawa said Monday. Lt Gen Richard Zilmer, commander...
14 Feb 08 visit Okinawa assembly adopts protest resolution over alleged rape  »  Japan Today The Okinawa prefectural assembly on Thursday unanimously adopted a protest resolution against the U.S. military and the United States over the recent alleged rape of a local junior high school girl by a U.S. Marine, while the U.S. Marines launched two-day...
25 Apr 08 visit Crime › Marine to face court-martial for alleged rape in Okinawa despite victim withdrawing ...  »  Japan Today The U.S. military has decided to court-martial a U.S. Marine, who was arrested by Japanese police in February for allegedly raping a junior high school…

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