Tokyo CNN —Japanese prosecutors have charged a US Air Force member with allegedly kidnapping and raping an underage girl just before Christmas last year, Okinawa police confirmed to CNN on Wednesday.
Washington was released on bail and transferred to the Kadena US Air Base in Okinawa for custody, according to a government spokesperson.
The court’s spokesperson told CNN they do not have any details regarding the airman’s legal representation.
The embassy told CNN in a phone call to contact Kadena Air Base, where Washington was based, for information on the case.
CNN has contacted Kadena Air Base for comment.
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