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Fri May-02-08 09:34 AM
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Japan arrests U.S. serviceman for sexual assault

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Source: Reuters

TOKYO (Reuters) - Police in northern Japan arrested a U.S. serviceman on Friday for sexually assaulting a young woman, in the latest in a string of such cases involving American military that have sparked anger among Japanese.

The 22-year-old man, stationed at Misawa Air Base in Aomori prefecture, at the northern tip of Japan's main island, is alleged to have groped the woman on the street early Friday morning, a police spokesman said.

Kyodo news agency said the victim was 19 and was walking home from a friend's house alone when attacked.

Read more: http://www.reuters.com/article/newsOne/idUST35073020080502

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