Ryukyu Shimpo News: Trial begins today for U.S. Marine accused of sexually assaulting an Okinawa female base employee in toilet and assaulting another woman

According to the indictment and other documents, on March 18, the defendant assaulted a female base employee in a toilet on the base in the center of the main island by holding her against the door of a stall while choking her with his hands, and then sexually assaulted her. He then stomped on the face of another woman who came to her aid, put his hands around her neck from behind and choked her, causing minor injuries to her face, neck and shoulders.

The first hearing of a US Marine Corps private first class (28), who is a US citizen, will be held at the Naha District Court on the 18th. He has been charged with non-consensual sexual intercourse and assault for allegedly sexually assaulting a female base employee in a restroom at a US military base in central Okinawa in March and injuring another woman who came to his aid by stomping on her face with his foot. The heinousness of the crimes is highlighted by the fact that the defendant has also been charged with assaulting another woman in addition to the woman he sexually assaulted. Attention will be focused on whether the defendant will admit to the charges presented by the prosecution at the first hearing.

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