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Offline TheSarge

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Japan Drops Charges Against U.S. Marine Accused of Raping Teen
« on: February 29, 2008, 01:43:05 PM »
TOKYO —  A U.S. Marine who was accused of raping a 14-year-old girl in southern Japan has been released after prosecutors dropped the charges at the teenager's request, the Foreign Ministry said Friday.

Staff Sgt. Tyrone Luther Hadnott, 38, was arrested on Feb. 10 on suspicion of raping the girl on the southern island of Okinawa, fueling nationwide furor over crimes involving American troops in Japan.

Hadnott was released Friday night after the girl withdrew her criminal complaint against him, said Ryo Fukahori, a Foreign Ministry official in charge of Japan-U.S. security. Rape charges in Japan can be filed only with a victim's complaint.

Fukahori said the rape charges could be separately pursued by the U.S. military. Phone calls to the Marine Corps on Okinawa went unanswered, and the U.S. consulate said it had no immediate comment.

State Department spokesman Tom Casey told reporters Friday that the United States remains "very concerned about this incident" and has "great sympathies" for the girl and her family. He had no details about the legal process.

http://www.foxnews.com/story/0,2933,333813,00.html
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Re: Japan Drops Charges Against U.S. Marine Accused of Raping Teen
« Reply #1 on: February 29, 2008, 01:58:54 PM »
I remember what a ruckus this was. Since the Marine admitted to some stupid behavior, he certainly doesn't come off clean.

But it is a long way from stupid roughness to outright rape.

I imagine at the DUmp they will be claiming a payoff.  And they will, again, be wrong.

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Re: Japan Drops Charges Against U.S. Marine Accused of Raping Teen
« Reply #2 on: February 29, 2008, 02:04:07 PM »
This is gonna be a bit more than just an Article 15, IMHO.  First it was the three Marines who raped a girl back there in the mid-90's now this?  WTF are these clowns thinking?  It's not as if the Japanese have a great deal of love for some of the folks there (sadly, rightly so).

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Re: Japan Drops Charges Against U.S. Marine Accused of Raping Teen
« Reply #3 on: February 29, 2008, 03:07:15 PM »
"Ryo Fukahori, a Foreign Ministry official in charge of Japan-U.S. security"


i'm impressed none of you guys caught that ...  :tongue: :-)
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Re: Japan Drops Charges Against U.S. Marine Accused of Raping Teen
« Reply #4 on: March 01, 2008, 02:39:49 PM »
Quote from: Lauri on February 29, 2008, 03:07:15 PM
"Ryo Fukahori, a Foreign Ministry official in charge of Japan-U.S. security"


i'm impressed none of you guys caught that ...  :tongue: :-)

Degrading a person's name is not in most peoples nature...how many posts do you have?
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