Japanese ex-servicemen convicted of sex assault against former junior soldier

A Japanese court has convicted three former soldiers in a sexual assault case that authorities had dropped until the victim, Rina Gonoi, an ex-service member, came forward demanding a reinvestigation, prompting a military-wide harassment probe (Kyodo News/AP)

A Japanese court has convicted three former soldiers 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.

Fukushima District Court sentenced the former Japanese army soldiers to two years in prison but suspended the sentences for four years – meaning they will not actually serve time in jail.