15 years in prison given in lay judge trial involving rape cases

15 years in prison given in lay judge trial involving rape cases

AOMORI, Japan - Tomomitsu Shibuya, one of six citizen judges, speaks at a news conference in Aomori on Sept. 4 after a panel of three professional and citizen judges gave a sentence of 15 years in prison as sought by prosecutors to a 22-year-old man in Japan's first lay judge trial involving rape cases. Shibuya is the only citizen judge who agreed to unveil his name and be photographed. (Kyodo)

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