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‘Good for Japanese society’: former female soldier wins landmark sexual assault case | South China Morning Post

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A Japanese court has found three former Japanese soldiers guilty of sexually assaulting a female colleague. The landmark verdict delivered December 12, 2023, also handed down suspended jail sentences for the defendants. The 24-year-old victim, Rina Gonoi, had gone public about her ordeal. She welcomed the court’s de…

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