Two U.S. airmen charged with separate sexual assaults in Japan

TOKYO — Japanese authorities have charged two U.S.

TOKYO — Japanese authorities have charged two U.S. Air Force personnel based on the island of Okinawa with sexual assault charges, one allegedly involving a 16-year-old minor, in two separate incidents five months apart.

Chief Cabinet Secretary Yoshimasa Hayashi told a news conference Friday morning that an unidentified man was facing trial for an alleged sexual assault on the island in May.

The suspect is due to appear on an unspecified date at the Naha District Court charged with non-consensual sexual intercourse and causing bodily injuries.

The Air Force’s 18th Wing, which controls the Kadena base on Okinawa, did not immediately respond to a request for comment from NBC News.

In the second case, a U.S. air force service member is accused of kidnapping and engaging in non-consensual sexual intercourse with a girl under 16 years of age, Okinawa’s vice governor, Takekuni Ikeda, said in a statement.

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