U.S. Marine says has no memory of sexual assault at Okinawa base in trial

A U.S. Marine stationed in Okinawa said Tuesday he could not recall any incident involving sexual assault and injury in a U.S. military base restroom in March, speaking at the first hearing of his trial at a Japanese district court.Private First Class Austin Wedington, 28, who appeared at the Naha District Court, is among four U.S. service members indicted over separate sexual violence cases in the southern island prefecture that have come to light since June last year.According to the indictment and other sources, Wedington choked a female civilian worker in a base lavatory before sexually…READ FULL ARTICLE