U.S. Marine in Okinawa indicted over rape, injury

A 27-year-old U.S. Marine in Japan's Okinawa Prefecture was indicted on Wednesday for allegedly raping a woman and injuring another in a U.S. military base restroom last month, according to local prosecutors.Austin Wedington, who was under custody by the U.S. military in line with the bilateral Status of Forces Agreement, was handed over to Japanese authorities the same day. The accord governs the legal status and conduct of U.S. military personnel in Japan.The prosecutors have not disclosed Wedington's response to the allegations. The assault allegedly occurred in the central part of the m…READ FULL ARTICLE