The Naha District Court on Friday sentenced a 25-year-old U.S. Air Force serviceman to five years in prison for kidnapping and sexually assaulting a girl under the age of 16 in Okinawa Prefecture late last year.
Brennon Washington was stationed at Kadena Air Base when he abducted the minor on Dec. 24, 2023.
Prosecutors said Washington approached the girl as she sat on a park bench in central Okinawa, initiating a conversation using a translation app and asking her for her age. The girl reportedly responded switching between Japanese and English, using gestures to signal her age, which was captured on security footage.
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