Friend A: Hey buddy! Got any scoop on recent news?
Friend B: Nah, what's happening?

Friend A: Turns out a US Marine named Lance Corporal Jamel Clayton, 22, got sentenced to seven years in prison!
Friend B: Oh really? Why? What did he do?

Friend A: Well, he was accused of strangling this woman on Okinawa's main island back in May last year. He also caused her other harm.
Friend B: Wow, that sounds bad... But what about the trial?

Friend A: Well, prosecutors wanted ten years for him, but his defense said there were issues with the woman's testimony. They claimed he was innocent.
Friend B: Hmmm... I see. But the judge found the woman's testimony credible, right?

Friend A: Absolutely! The judge said it only comes from actual experience. He also called the Marine's actions dangerous and vicious.
Friend B: That poor woman must have been terrified.

Friend A: Definitely! The judge mentioned she foresaw her own death, which caused her immense fear. She still suffers today.
Friend B: Sad to hear that... But what about the government? Didn't they know about this case earlier?

Friend A: Initially, no one from the Japanese government or prefectural police informed the Okinawa prefectural government about the arrest.
Friend B: That's a big oversight! So what happened after that?

Friend A: Well, as a result, last July, the prefectural police introduced a notification system. Now, they have to inform the prefectural government when US military personnel are arrested or their papers are sent to prosecutors.
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A court in Japan's southern prefecture of Okinawa has sentenced a US Marine to seven years in prison for attempting to sexually assault a woman resulting in injury.



Marine Lance Corporal Jamel Clayton, aged 22, was accused of strangling the woman, who he did not know, and subjecting her to other forms of violence on Okinawa's main island in May of last year.



In the trial, prosecutors demanded ten years' imprisonment. But the defense raised a number of concerns about the woman's testimony, saying it could not be trusted. The defense claimed the defendant was innocent.



At the Naha District Court on Tuesday, presiding judge Obata Kazuhiko pointed out that the woman's testimony was highly credible, saying its explicitness and authenticity can come only through actual experience.



The judge described the defendant's actions as dangerous enough to result in death, and extremely vicious. He said, "The woman was attacked suddenly. She foresaw her own death which caused her tremendous mental anguish. She is still suffering from the effects."



Neither the Japanese government nor the prefectural police had notified the Okinawa prefectural government about the case at the time of the Marine's arrest.



As a result, the prefectural police introduced a notification system last July, in which the prefectural government must be informed when US military personnel are arrested or their papers are sent to prosecutors.