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March 4, 2013

U.S. Sailors Sentenced for Rape in Japan 
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Two U.S. sailors have been handed prison sentences in Japan for the rape
of a Japanese woman on the island of Okinawa. The servicemembers were
given terms of nine and 10 years after admitting to brutally raping the
victim in a parking garage last October. The incident sparked large
protests and led the U.S. military to impose curfews and drinking
restrictions for its forces stationed in Japan.

 

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