Protests spreading in Okinawa over alleged rape by U.S. Marine

Protests spreading in Okinawa over alleged rape by U.S. Marine

NAHA, Japan - Okinawa Governor Hirokazu Nakaima (R) receives a letter from U.S. Ambassador to Japan Thomas Schieffer during their meeting at the Okinawa prefectural government in Naha on Feb 13. Schieffer asked Nakaima to deliver the letter, which expresses his sympathy to a 14-year-old girl who was allegedly raped by Tyrone Hadnott, a 38-year-old staff sergeant at the U.S. Marine Corps' Camp Courtney, on Feb. 10, and her family.

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