US -Strafverfolgungsbehörden: Zwei Angreifer im berüchtigten Angriff von 1995 in Okinawa hatten Kriminalgeschichte, bevor sie in das Marine Corps eintraten

>Thirty years ago this month, three US service members abducted and raped an elementary school girl in northern Okinawa Prefecture. The crime triggered massive protests throughout the islands, forcing the US and Japanese governments to announce a reduction of the military footprint. Now, US law enforcement reports, obtained by Okinawa Times, reveal that two of the assailants had criminal records before entering the military – including one for a crime involving violence against a woman – **but details were not made public at the time of the trial.**