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4 Marines Face Court-Martial in Hiroshima Rape Case

Gang-rape trial to begin in spring

By Jason Farago, Newser Staff

Posted Mar 6, 2008 6:10 AM CST

(Newser) – The American military has announced it will court-martial four Marines on charges of gang-raping a Japanese woman in Hiroshima last year. The first two Marines will face a general court-martial in late April or early May. Japanese prosecutors had concluded that there was not sufficient... Read full story »

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