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Japan court convicts 3 ex-servicemen in sexual assault case brought by former junior soldier

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By MARI YAMAGUCHI
Associated Press

TOKYO (AP) — A Japanese court has convicted three former servicemen in a sexual assault case that authorities had dropped until the victim, a former service member, came forward demanding a reinvestigation and prompting a military-wide harassment probe. The Fukushima District Court on Tuesday ordered the former Japanese army soldiers to two years in prison but suspended the sentences for four years — meaning they won’t actually serve time in prison. Still, the ruling is a rare victory in a country that consistently ranks near the bottom in international gender equality surveys and where sexual misconduct complaints are often disregarded and victims tend to face criticisms for speaking up.

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