US troops face rape rap
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October 9, 2011, Sunday
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TWO American soldiers have been accused of raping teenage girls in South Korea in separate incidents, prompting United States military officials to apologize yesterday as they tried to ease growing public anger.
Army Brigadier General David Conboy, who supervises the US garrison in Seoul, issued a statement apologizing for "pain" caused by allegations that a US soldier raped a girl in her rented room in Seoul on September 17.
That solider - a private in his early 20s - is being questioned by police but has not been arrested.
Another US private has been arrested on suspicion of raping a teenage girl on September 24 in a city north of Seoul. The top US diplomat for East Asia, Kurt Campbell, apologized on Friday for what he called a "tragic and inexcusable rape that took place about a week ago."
The alleged assaults have prompted small protests near the US Embassy in Seoul, while the Internet has been abuzz with Koreans expressing their anger.
The US has 28,500 troops stationed in South Korea, a legacy of the 1950-53 Korean War.
Army Brigadier General David Conboy, who supervises the US garrison in Seoul, issued a statement apologizing for "pain" caused by allegations that a US soldier raped a girl in her rented room in Seoul on September 17.
That solider - a private in his early 20s - is being questioned by police but has not been arrested.
Another US private has been arrested on suspicion of raping a teenage girl on September 24 in a city north of Seoul. The top US diplomat for East Asia, Kurt Campbell, apologized on Friday for what he called a "tragic and inexcusable rape that took place about a week ago."
The alleged assaults have prompted small protests near the US Embassy in Seoul, while the Internet has been abuzz with Koreans expressing their anger.
The US has 28,500 troops stationed in South Korea, a legacy of the 1950-53 Korean War.
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