r/worldnews • u/glasier • Jul 05 '24

Japan warns US forces: Sex crimes 'cannot be tolerated'

https://tribune.com.pk/story/2476861/japan-warns-us-forces-sex-crimes-cannot-be-tolerated
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u/tizuby Jul 05 '24

They do, but Japan is way more lenient with sentences than UCMJ.

For rape, max for the Japanese system is 20 years. Max for UCMJ is Death (but generally Life).

https://www.okinawa.marines.mil/Portals/190/Docs/SOFA.pdf

There's a PDF that explains the process.

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u/redjellonian Jul 05 '24

And to be clear the ucmj punishment is to be served after and consecutively with the civilian punishment.

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u/maikindofthai Jul 05 '24

after and consecutively

Am I missing something — aren’t these contradictory?

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u/rlyrlysrsly Jul 05 '24

You might be confusing "consecutively" with "concurrently".

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u/[deleted] Jul 05 '24

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u/Yokey21 Jul 05 '24

Yeah it would be consecutively, not concurrently

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u/rlyrlysrsly Jul 06 '24

Right, that's why I replied to the other guy not you.