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...OKINAWA, JAPAN: Pressure to reduce the U.S. military presence in Okinawa is sure to grow now that another U.S. serviceman has been charged with rape. This time the victim was a 14-year-old American girl who lived on the Kadena Air Force Base on Okinawa. "Since the U.S. has already said that it intends to reduce the concentration of troops on Okinawa, this crime will probably accelerate that process," reports defense correspondent Mark Thompson. "I do not believe, however, that there will be a substantial removal of troops from Japan. They are needed as a bulwark against the threat...
...grabbed the girl. The two Marines insist that they participated in the assault only because they were afraid of Gill. The three face a maximum penalty of life in prison if convicted. A verdict and sentence are expected January 19, but that could be delayed if the Okinawa court grants a change of venue. Lawyers for Harp and Gill today said that, because of the political nature of the trial, the defendents cannot receive a fair hearing in Okinawa and asked for the trial to be moved elsewhere in Japan...
Three American servicemen admitted their roles in the abduction and rape of a 12-year-old Japanese schoolgirl on the island of Okinawa, a crime that has threatened the military alliance between the U.S. and Japan. If convicted, the men face up to life in prison. At a press conference in Atlanta, the defendants' families maintained the confessions had been coerced by military authorities...
...FIRMLY BELIEVE THOSE SERVICEMEN who brutally raped the 12-year-old girl in Okinawa should be held fully accountable for their actions [JAPAN, Oct. 2]. The smoke screen of the Status of Forces Agreement only intensifies the embarrassment of the American people for the behavior of their military personnel. How can anyone with a conscience tolerate such a defense? What are the obligations of the U.S. military when stationed on foreign soil, and why aren't those obligations being enforced? In their blatant and callous disregard for human decency and proper military behavior, the servicemen waived their right to protection...
...ASHAMED FOR MY COUNTRY AFTER reading about the rape of the young girl in Okinawa by U.S. servicemen. Those who commit such brutal crimes should be put to death, but men in my country commit rapes in frightening numbers because the penalty is laughable. LISA TUCKER Kingsville, Texas...