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The Independent UK
The Independent UK
National
Mari Yamaguchi

Japan court convicts 3 ex-servicemen in sexual assault case brought by former junior soldier

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A Japanese court on Tuesday convicted three former soldiers in a sexual assault case that authorities had dropped until the victim, a former servicemember, came forward demanding a reinvestigation, prompting a military-wide harassment probe.

The Fukushima District Court sentenced the former Japanese army soldiers to two years in prison but suspended the sentences for four years — meaning they won’t actually serve time in prison.

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