Three convicted in Japan army sexual assault case
The ex-soldiers found guilty were given only suspended jail sentences for sexually assaulting a female colleague
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The ex-soldiers found guilty were given only suspended jail sentences for sexually assaulting a female colleague
Japan's military will need sweeping changes to root out harassment, ex-soldier Rina Gonoi said on Wednesday, a day after a Japanese court found three of her former colleagues guilty of sexually assaulting her. "I don't want to tear down the Self-Defence Forces, but it's exactly because I am so grateful to them that I want to see fundamental change," Gonoi, 24, said at a news conference in Tokyo. Gonoi decided to join Japan's Self-Defence Forces after receiving aid from them as an evacuee when a massive earthquake struck the northeast coast of Japan in March 2011...
FUKUSHIMA (Reuters) -A Japanese court on Tuesday found three former soldiers guilty of sexually assaulting a female colleague, in a victory for the victim's long battle for justice which challenged taboos in a traditional, male-dominated society. The case of 24-year-old former Self-Defense Forces member Rina Gonoi, which has drawn international attention, relates to a 2021 incident during her time in the army when she alleges she was assaulted by three male colleagues. The defendants, who denied their acts amounted to sexual assault, were each given a two-year suspended sentence, local ...
Three Japanese soldiers have been convicted of sexually assaulting a female colleague in a landmark case for women’s rights in the country.
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