Public prosecutors in Japan have not released information regarding the case and did not respond to CNN’s request for comment.
Rina Gonoi, a former member of Japan's Ground Self-Defense Force, checks old photos on her phone.
“That makes it hard for people to speak out.”Rina Gonoi says she endured physical and verbal sexual abuse while she served in Japan's Self-Defense Forces.
In 1992, Japan’s National Defense Academy finally began accepting women, which made it possible for them to become senior officers.
“We are aware that the perpetrators of sexual harassment cases are scheduled to be punished severely.
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