U.S. commander apologizes for alleged rape by sergeant

NAHA, Japan - Lt. Gen. Earl Hailston (L), the top U.S. military commander in Okinawa, meets with Noriaki Kakazu (R), chief accountant of the Okinawa prefectural government, at the prefectural head office in Naha on July 3. Hailston apologized for the alleged rape on July 6 of a Japanese woman by a U.S. sergeant.

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