A court in Japan has sentenced a US marine to seven years in prison after finding him guilty of sexually assaulting a woman in Okinawa last year. Lance Cpl Jamel Clayton, 22, attacked the woman in her ...

Lance Cpl. Jamel Clayton, 22, was accused of choking a woman in her 20s while attempting to rape her in May 2024, according to Kyodo News. He pleaded not guilty and denied having sexual intent or ...

Lance Cpl. Jamel Clayton, 22, of Ohio, filed his appeal on Monday, a Naha District Court spokesman said by phone Tuesday. The case will be forwarded to the Naha branch of Fukuoka High Court.

A U.S. Marine was convicted Tuesday of sexual assault and sentenced to seven years in a Japanese prison. Lance Cpl. James Clayton, 22, had been stationed in Okinawa, the southern Japanese ...