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

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

NAHA, Japan - U.S. Ambassador to Japan Thomas Schieffer (L) meets with Okinawa Governor Hirokazu Nakaima at the Okinawa prefectural government in Naha on Feb 13. Schieffer conveyed regret over the alleged rape of a 14-year-old girl by Tyrone Hadnott, a 38-year-old staff sergeant at the U.S. Marine Corps' Camp Courtney, in the prefecture on Feb. 10.

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