World | Other World Stories
US Marine arrested over rape in Japan's Okinawa
A spokesman for the Okinawa Prefecture police said the 38-year-old Marine was suspected of raping the 14-year-old schoolgirl on Sunday.
- Agencies
- Published: 09:59 February 11, 2008
Tokyo: Japanese police on Monday arrested a US Marine suspected of raping a teenage Japanese girl in Okinawa.
A spokesman for the Okinawa Prefecture police said the 38-year-old Marine was suspected of raping the 14-year-old schoolgirl on Sunday.
Kyodo news agency, quoting police, said the marine had denied raping the girl, saying he only kissed her.
Police were investigating the incident, which Okinawa governor Hirokazu Nakaima said "can not be forgiven".
Japan is home to some 50,000 US troops, mostly based in Okinawa.
More from Other World Stories
More from World
News Editor's choice
-
Allies quit ruling coalition in Nepal
Political row could trigger months of street protests and violence
-
Qatar blaze 'started at nursery'
Fire killed 19 including 13 children, at Doha’s main shopping centre
-
Jagan jailed over illegal assets
Andhra Pradesh leader accused of corruption, cheating, conspiracy
