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New Sexual Assault Charge Shocks Okinawa

After alleged rape, 2nd case threatens US-Japan ties

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(Newser) – The American military is investigating a second allegation of sexual assault against a woman on the Japanese island of Okinawa. Reuters reports that a soldier has been taken into custody, accused of sexual assault against a Filipina living on the island. The new allegation comes only a week after a Marine was arrested on suspicion of raping a 14-year-old girl.

Okinawans have long nursed anxieties about the military's presence on the island, and last week's arrest sparked giant protests. As Washington and Tokyo struggle to maintain ties, assistant secretary of state Christopher Hill told a top Japanese diplomat of his "great regret" over the rape charge. The military yesterday imposed a 24-hour curfew, banning troops from leaving their homes or bases except to go to school, church, or a doctor.

U.S. Assistant Secretary of State, Christopher Hill, right, is greeted by Shinichi Nishiyama, director general of North American Affairs Bureau at Foreign Ministry of Japan, during their meeting at the ministry in Tokyo Thursday morning, Feb. 21, 2008. The two diplomats discussed recent U.S. military-linked crimes in Okinawa,...
U.S. Assistant Secretary of State, Christopher Hill, right, is greeted by Shinichi Nishiyama, director general of North American Affairs Bureau at Foreign Ministry of Japan, during their meeting at the...   (Associated Press)
A security guard checks a motorist at the entrance of Camp Kinser, a U.S. Marine Corps base in Urasoe, Okinawa Prefecture (state), southern Japan, Wednesday, Feb. 20, 2008. The U.S. military imposed tight restrictions on all personnel in Okinawa on Wednesday, limiting troops to bases, places of work...
A security guard checks a motorist at the entrance of Camp Kinser, a U.S. Marine Corps base in Urasoe, Okinawa Prefecture (state), southern Japan, Wednesday, Feb. 20, 2008. The U.S. military imposed tight...   (Associated Press)
Japanese protesters shout slogans in front of a U.S. camp on the southern Japanese island of Okinawa, after American Marine was arrested on suspicion of raping a 14-year-old girl in Okinawa, Tuesday, Feb. 12, 2008. Japan urged the U.S. military Tuesday to tighten discipline after Staff Sgt. Tyrone...
Japanese protesters shout slogans in front of a U.S. camp on the southern Japanese island of Okinawa, after American Marine was arrested on suspicion of raping a 14-year-old girl in Okinawa, Tuesday,...   (Associated Press)
A woman strolls an area where Tyrone Luther Hadnott, a 38-year-old marine of Camp Courtney in Okinawa, is believed to meet a Japanese schoolgirl, in Okinawa city, southern Japan, Monday, Feb. 11, 2008. Japanese police arrested the U.S. marine Monday for allegedly raping the 14-year-old Japanese girl, but the...
A woman strolls an area where Tyrone Luther Hadnott, a 38-year-old marine of Camp Courtney in Okinawa, is believed to meet a Japanese schoolgirl, in Okinawa city, southern Japan, Monday, Feb. 11, 2008....   (Associated Press)
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