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 Post subject: Retracted allegation
PostPosted: Wed Apr 09, 2008 2:04 am 
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A member of the US military in Japan has confessed to killing a cabbie. The media have been publishing a litany of offenses by US military members. A curious one is the case of a retracted allegation:

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And a U.S. Marine was detained in the rape of a 14-year-old girl until the girl dropped the allegations. (CNN)


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A 14-year-old girl was allegedly raped by a U.S. Marine in February on the southern island of Okinawa, sparking large protests. Japanese prosecutors dropped charges against the Marine after the girl withdrew her complaint; the U.S. military is still investigating. (AP)


Because of the retraction, no rape was ever established, and yet these two news sources are treating it as if there had been a rape.


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