Civic groups protest Marine's unruly behavior

Civic groups protest Marine's unruly behavior

NAHA, Japan - Holding a banner that reads ''Impeach the indecent crime by an American soldier,'' members of civic groups in Okinawa shout their protest Jan. 12 over a recent incident in which a Marine was arrested on suspicion of lifting up a high school girl's skirt and photographing her.

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