Two U.S. sailors admit to Okinawa rape charges

http://www.rawstory.com/rs/2013/02/26/two-u-s-sailors-admit-to-okinawa-rape-charges/



Two U.S. sailors admit to Okinawa rape charges
By Agence France-Presse
Tuesday, February 26, 2013 4:11 EST

Two US sailors Tuesday admitted raping a Japanese woman in Okinawa last October, news reports said, in a case that generated huge anti-American anger on the strategically vital island.

Skyler Dozierwalker, 23, and Christopher Browning, 24, attacked the woman in central Okinawa during a brief trip to the semi-tropical island chain.

Dozierwalker told Naha District Court he committed the crime, while Browning also admitted the charges but denied having conspired with the petty officer in advance, Jiji Press and Kyodo News said.

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Despite the curfew, misconduct involving US servicemen, much of it drunken, has continued to fuel anti-US sentiment in communities with bases.



unhappycamper comment: Articles about Okinawa/Japan from the military rags for the month of February 2013:

http://www.stripes.com/news/prosecutors-to-mull-fate-of-sailor-accused-of-groping-two-women-1.205886
http://www.stripes.com/news/pacific/bad-behavior-in-the-pacific/us-soldiers-accused-of-sexually-harassing-korean-woman-on-subway-1.206441
http://www.stripes.com/news/pacific/bad-behavior-in-the-pacific/sailor-re-arrested-on-new-charge-after-assault-case-dropped-1.206444
http://www.stripes.com/news/pacific/bad-behavior-in-the-pacific/air-force-e-8-on-okinawa-suspected-of-drunken-driving-causing-accident-1.207579
http://www.stripes.com/news/pacific/japan/curfew-eased-for-servicemembers-in-japan-1.207710
http://www.stripes.com/news/pacific/okinawa/one-year-sentence-sought-for-airman-who-punched-okinawa-teen-1.207901
http://www.stripes.com/news/pacific/bad-behavior-in-the-pacific/okinawa-marine-arrested-after-allegedly-jumping-roof-to-roof-1.208576
http://www.stripes.com/news/sailor-pays-fine-after-admitting-to-groping-women-post-curfew-1.208739
http://www.stripes.com/news/pacific/okinawa/us-airman-admits-to-drinking-before-accident-okinawa-prosecutors-say-1.209148
http://www.stripes.com/news/pacific/bad-behavior-in-the-pacific/charges-dropped-but-yokosuka-sailor-still-under-investigation-1.209549
http://www.rawstory.com/rs/2013/02/26/two-u-s-sailors-admit-to-okinawa-rape-charges/