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Marine Guilty of Sex 'Misconduct' in Hiroshima  

Posted May 9, 08 5:23 AM CDT in Crime,  World    Most Covered

(newser) – A US Marine was convicted of "wrongful sexual misconduct" with a 19-year-old Japanese woman, but was acquitted of the more serious charge of rape, reports CNN. The Marine, 20, is one of four accused of attacking the woman in Hiroshima. The case was heard by an American military court amid mounting anger over the US military presence in Japan after Japanese authorities decided not to press charges.

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Marine Guilty of Sex 'Misconduct' in Hiroshima
Some 6,000 people stage a protest rally against an alleged rape in February of a 14-year-old girl by an American serviceman Okinawa. Another case involving an American Marine ended in a mixed verdict...   (AP Photo/Itsuo Inouye, File)
Marine Guilty of Sex 'Misconduct' in Hiroshima
Lt. Gen. Bruce Wright, commander of the U.S. forces in Japan, speaks during a press conference in Tokyo. A rape case involving an American Marine ended in a mixed verdict today.   (AP Photo/Shizuo Kambayashi)
Marine Guilty of Sex 'Misconduct' in Hiroshima
A security guard checks a motorist at the entrance of Camp Kinser, a Marine Corps base in Okinawa. A rape case involving an American Marine ended in a mixed verdict today.   (AP Photo/Kyodo News, Yuki Sato)
Marine Guilty of Sex 'Misconduct' in Hiroshima
U.S. Marines from the 31st Marines Expeditionary Unit, based in Okinawa, conduct a mock beach assault. A rape case involving an American Marine ended in a mixed verdict today.   (AP Photo/Bullit Marquez)
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