A U.S. Air Force member stationed in Okinawa Prefecture was sentenced to five years in prison on Friday for kidnapping and sexually assaulting a girl under the age of 16 in December last year, with the court rejecting his not guilty plea.In handing down the ruling on Brennon Washington, 25, Naha District Court Presiding Judge Tetsuro Sato said the airman stationed at Kadena Air Base continued performing sexual acts on the victim even after he was aware there was no consent.Sato called Washington's action "malicious" and one that "disregarded the girl's decision-making in exercising sexual f…READ FULL ARTICLE
