Ex-SDF member Gonoi to settle with state, ex-colleague over sexual assault

Rina Gonoi, who was sexually assaulted while serving in Japan's Ground Self-Defense Force, is expected to reach a civil settlement with the two remaining defendants, the state and a former colleague, trial records showed Thursday.In a lawsuit filed at the Yokohama District Court in January 2023, Gonoi, 26, sought damages from the state and five former GSDF members for causing her mental distress while she belonged to a unit at Camp Koriyama in Fukushima Prefecture. Gonoi left the GSDF in 2022.The case drew widespread attention as Gonoi made the rare move of coming forward to expose her orde…READ FULL ARTICLE