Kadena airman accused of molesting child

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Thursday, July 7, 2005

Kadena airman accused of molesting child


By Chiyomi Sumida and Erik Slavin, Stars and Stripes

http://www.estripes.com/article.asp?section=104&article=30185

OKINAWA CITY, Okinawa — A 27-year-old airman is in Okinawa police custody, accused of molesting an elementary school girl near Kadena Air Base’s Gate Two on Sunday morning. The reported action sparked strong condemnation from both Japanese and U.S. military leaders.

Police said Staff Sgt. Armando Valdez lured the girl and her friend from a street in Okinawa City’s Chuo District into a parking lot at about 8:25 a.m., forced the girl to roll up her T-shirt, then touched her breast.

Valdez then photographed the girl with his cell phone camera, said a spokesman for the Okinawa Prefectural Police in Okinawa City.

The girl then ran to a nearby church while her friend fled and called for help. Police officers found Valdez accosting a woman on a street near the parking lot at about 11 a.m., the police spokesman said.

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