Five members of the Ground Self-Defense Force have been dismissed over the sexual abuse of a then-serving GSDF servicewoman, the Defense Ministry announced Thursday.
Rina Gonoi, 23, accused several GSDF servicemen of sexually abusing her while she was working at a GSDF camp in Koriyama, Fukushima Prefecture. The individuals who were let go had been supervising Gonoi.
According to the announcement, the five servicemen were sergeants in their 20s to 40s and belonged to the same company as Gonoi. The ministry has not disclosed their names.
