Another U.S. serviceman accused of sexual assault in Japan It marks the fourth sexual assault case against U.S. military personnel stationed in Okinawa within the past year.
A U.S. Marine has been accused of sexually assaulting a woman while stationed in Okinawa, Japan’s southernmost island, marking the fourth case of its kind within the past year.
The III Marine Expeditionary Force, a task force in Japan, is “aware of allegations of criminal misconduct against an Okinawa-based U.S. service member,” spokeswoman First Lt. Isabel Izquierdo told Stars and Stripes Wednesday.
On Wednesday, Okinawa Prefectural Police referred the case to the Naha Public Prosecutors Office, the spokesperson said.
Izquierdo continued: “The alleged behavior does not reflect the core values of the U.S. Military, nor does it represent the conduct of the overwhelming majority of Okinawa-based service members.”.