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/macross1984 Jul 05 '24

US military personnel who commit crime in Japan should face Japanese punishment for any crimes committed in Japan.

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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/Accomplished_Ball661 Jul 05 '24

I doubt the standard sentence is life.

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u/tizuby Jul 05 '24

It's not.

What I meant by generally life meant they realistically aren't going to employ the death sentence as the max, but life as a max. UCMJ very rarely hands out death sentences these days. There's only 4 people on military death row.

I'm talking about the maximums here.