U.S. Serviceman Pleads Guilty to Molestation
From Times Wire Reports
A U.S. Air Force serviceman pleaded guilty to molesting a Japanese girl, a fifth-grader, on the southern island of Okinawa.
Staff Sgt. Armando Valdez, 27, was arrested in July. Valdez pleaded guilty to indecent assault, court spokesman Shigetatsu Kawai said.
The crime carries a prison term of up to seven years.
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