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Two U.S. sailors jailed in Japanese prison for Okinawa rape

Two US sailors who raped a Japanese woman in Okinawa last October, sparking island-wide anger, were Friday jailed for nine and 10 years, a report said. The Naha District Court in Okinawa said Christopher Browning, 24, should go to prison for 10 years while Skyler Dozierwalker, 23, should serve nine,…

Two U.S. sailors admit to Okinawa rape charges

Two US sailors Tuesday admitted raping a Japanese woman in Okinawa last October, news reports said, in a case that generated huge anti-American anger on the strategically vital island. Skyler Dozierwalker, 23, and Christopher Browning, 24, attacked the woman in central Okinawa during a brief trip to the semi-tropical island…

U.S. ambassador says he ‘understands anger’ over Okinawa rape claim

The United States ambassador to Japan vowed “complete and unequivocal cooperation” Wednesday over the alleged rape of a local woman by two servicemen on an island already fed up with the US military. Ambassador John Roos moved swiftly to reassure people on the southern Japanese island of Okinawa that he…