據日本國際廣播電臺報道,針對駐日美軍陸戰隊員在沖繩對一名女性實施性暴力並致傷一案,駐沖繩美軍第三海軍陸戰師參謀長尼爾·歐文斯7月3日訪問沖繩縣政府,就該事件正式向受害者及沖繩縣民表達歉意。
In a rare and significant move, senior officials from the US Marine Corps stationed in Okinawa Prefecture, Japan, formally apologized to local officials on Thursday for a sexual assault committed by a Marine.
該事件發生於2024年5月,當時一名年僅22歲的美軍陸戰隊上等兵,在沖繩本島對一名素不相識的成年女性實施性暴力企圖,並透過掐頸等方式使其受傷。
今年6月24日,沖繩縣那霸地方裁判所判處該名士兵有期徒刑7年,罪名為性暴力未遂與傷害罪。
The 22-year-old US Marine lance corporal was sentenced to seven years in prison in June for attempting to sexually assault a woman, resulting in injury. The assault occurred on Okinawa's main island in May last year.
7月3日,歐文斯到訪沖繩縣廳,與知事公室長溜政仁等官員會談時表示:“對於海軍陸戰隊員因這一判決給受害者與縣民帶來的不安與傷害,深表歉意。”
Colonel Neil Owens, chief of staff for the Third Marine Division, visited the prefectural government office in Naha city on Thursday to offer an apology.
Owens told senior prefectural officials that he wants to apologize to the victim and people in Okinawa who were made anxious by the Marine's conviction.
沖繩官員在會談中指出,自2023年12月至今,美軍士兵涉及的性暴力事件已達8起,並嚴詞質問美方:“雖然美軍方面稱僅為個別士兵行為,但性暴力事件層出不窮,我們不得不對美軍的內部紀律產生強烈疑問。”
The head of the Okinawa governor's office, Tamari Masahito, told Owens that there have been eight sex-related cases involving US troops in Okinawa since December 2023.
據環球網援引《朝日新聞》報道,除此次的事件外,近期還至少有另外兩起美軍士兵性侵事件被揭發,但因檢方認為證據不夠充分無法讓罪名成立等原因,這兩起事件的當事人都沒有被起訴。
長期以來,駐日美軍犯罪高發。據沖繩縣統計,1972年至2023年間,駐日美軍及家屬在沖繩共涉及約6200起刑事案件,其中不乏殺人、強姦、搶劫等惡性案件。
來源:日本國際廣播電臺 朝日新聞 觀察者網 環球網
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