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Today in History: U.S. servicemen kidnap, rape 12-year-old in Okinawa

9/4/2026

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On September 4 1995, U.S. Navy Seaman Marcus Dion Gill, Marine Rodrico Harp, and Marine Kendrick Ledet—stationed at Camp Hansen on Okinawa—rented a van, abducted a 12-year-old Okinawan girl, beat her, duct-taped her eyes and mouth, bound her hands, and raped her; Ledet later claimed he acted only under Gill’s intimidation.

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On September 4 1995, U.S. Navy Seaman Marcus Dion Gill, Marine Rodrico Harp, and Marine Kendrick Ledet—stationed at Camp Hansen on Okinawa—rented a van, abducted a 12-year-old Okinawan girl, beat her, duct-taped her eyes and mouth, bound her hands, and raped her; Ledet later claimed he acted only under Gill’s intimidation.