Saturday, April 26, 2008NAHA, Okinawa Pref. (Kyodo) The U.S. Marine arrested in February for allegedly raping a junior high school girl in Okinawa Prefecture will be court-martialed, the U.S. Marine Corps said Friday.
The marine, Tyrone Hadnott, 38, was released after the victim withdrew the accusation.
Hadnott has been charged with several violations of military law, including raping a child under 16 and kidnapping.
The date of the court-martial has not been set.
Okinawa Prefectural Police arrested Hadnott on Feb. 11. But the Naha District Public Prosecutor's Office dropped the charges after the girl withdrew the accusation, and he was handed over to the U.S. military.
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