Bad behavior in the Pacific

Bonhomme Richard sailors under investigation for alleged sex assault

Two Navy sailors from the Sasebo-based amphibious assault ship USS Bonhomme Richard are being investigated for an alleged off-base sexual assault on a Japanese woman, Navy officials said Monday.
05:17 May 20, 2013
Osaka mayor: ‘Wild Marines’ should consider using prostitutes

U.S. servicemembers should consider soliciting prostitutes to control their “sexual energies,” the mayor of Osaka said Monday. It was a suggestion that apparently didn’t get very far with a Marine commander in Okinawa.
21:46 May 14, 2013
US sailor arrested over weekend after being found inside Japanese elementary school

Japanese police arrested a USS Stethem sailor Sunday night on suspicion of unlawful entry after he was found in a Zushi city elementary school.
05:54 May 13, 2013
AF officer charged with rape in South Korea

A U.S. Air Force officer has been charged with rape for allegedly assaulting his former fiancé last summer in a Seoul parking lot.
03:52 April 25, 2013
4 US soldiers charged in March 16 brawl in South Korea

Four U.S. soldiers have been indicted for their roles in a March 16 brawl outside a Dongducheon night club, during which three of them were stabbed and the other hit with a small baseball bat, South Korean prosecutors said Tuesday.
13:30 April 23, 2013
2 US soldiers charged in BB gun incident in Seoul
US soldier in BB gun case requests transfer to S. Korean custody
2ID eases up on drinking restrictions in South Korea
Eliminating soldiers' bad behavior in S. Korea aim of cultural awareness classes
Charges filed against club manager in brawl with GIs
2ID commander cracks down after recent rash of misconduct
S. Korean police to arrest suspect in stabbing of US troops
Blade and bat drawn in brawl involving 4 US soldiers
Two soldiers punished for S. Korean subway incident
When S. Korean police shot US GI, it may have been a first
Okinawa airman given suspended sentence for trespassing, punching teen
Army NCO changes story in BB gun shooting incident in Korea
US soldier in Korea says she fired BB gun ‘for fun’
Shot soldier interviewed by S. Korean police in base hospital bed
Korean police provide few details in shooting of US soldier
Marine fined for jumping roof to roof on Okinawa
Soldier shot by S. Korean police during late-night car chase
Sailors sentenced for gang-rape in case that sparked curfew
South Korea's highest court upholds US soldier's conviction, sentence
Sailors plead guilty in rape case that sparked Japan curfew
Charges dropped, but Yokosuka sailor still under investigation
Okinawa bar owners say ban on off-base drinking forcing closures
Sailor pays fine after admitting to groping women post-curfew
Okinawa Marine arrested after allegedly jumping roof to roof
Curfew eased for servicemembers in Japan

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