A case involving a U.S. airman in Okinawa came to light on June 27 in which he had been indicted by the Naha District Public Prosecutors Office for the kidnapping and raping of a girl under the age of 16.
Anger and protests are growing in Okinawa, following the recent news report that the national government for the past three months has not notified the prefecture that a U.S. serviceman was indicted for allegedly sexually assaulting an Okinawan girl.
It has come into the open that yet another rape incident involving a U.S. soldier in Okinawa had been concealed for more than one month from the general public preceding the Okinawa Prefectural Assembly election.