U.S. military apologizes over Okinawa sexual assault by serviceman

A senior U.S. military official apologized to the Okinawa prefectural government on Thursday over a 2024 sexual assault case involving a serviceman, saying the incident had caused anxiety among local residents as well as the victim.Col. Neil Owens, chief of staff for the 3rd Marine Division, offered the apology, during a visit to the Okinawa prefectural office, a little over a week after Lance Cpl. Jamel Clayton was sentenced to seven years in prison in late June.Clayton, 22, has been accused of injuring a woman in her 20s by choking her while attempting to rape her. He has since appealed t…READ FULL ARTICLE