Pinay raped in Japan to file case vs US soldier
02/27/2008 | 05:35 PM
The Filipina who complained of having been raped by a US serviceman in Okinawa has decided to file a case in appropriate Japan court, the Department of Foreign Affairs (DFA) said Wednesday.
DFA spokesman Claro Cristobal said that consul general to Tokyo Sulficio Confiado reported that the Filipino victim has already accepted the embassy’s offer of assistance and protection for the duration of the investigation and judicial proceedings.
Cristobal said that the victim is now in the protective custody of the Okinawa Police.
Earlier reports said that the US soldier assaulted the Filipina around middle of February in a hotel in Japan’s southern prefecture where about 20,000 US troops are stationed.
The alleged sexual assault, the latest incident in Okinawa involving US troops, has drawn a string of complaints and protests in Japan, forcing the US military to impose a curfew on all American soldiers in the military prefecture. - GMANews.TV
DFA spokesman Claro Cristobal said that consul general to Tokyo Sulficio Confiado reported that the Filipino victim has already accepted the embassy’s offer of assistance and protection for the duration of the investigation and judicial proceedings.
Cristobal said that the victim is now in the protective custody of the Okinawa Police.
Earlier reports said that the US soldier assaulted the Filipina around middle of February in a hotel in Japan’s southern prefecture where about 20,000 US troops are stationed.
The alleged sexual assault, the latest incident in Okinawa involving US troops, has drawn a string of complaints and protests in Japan, forcing the US military to impose a curfew on all American soldiers in the military prefecture. - GMANews.TV
