TOKYO —  Japanese police arrested a U.S. Marine accused of raping a 14-year-old girl in southern Japan on Sunday, an official said.

Tyrone Luther Hadnott, 38, of Camp Courtney in Okinawa, was arrested on a charge of raping the girl, an Okinawa police official said on condition of anonymity citing policy.

Okinawa police took custody of the Marine for investigation, the official said. Hadnott's hometown was not immediately available.

Officials of U.S. Forces in Japan could not immediately confirm the case.

Under a mutual security pact, the United States has about 50,000 troops deployed around Japan. Most of them are based on Okinawa and tensions over potential accidents, land use and troop-related crimes are endemic.

In 1995, the rape of a schoolgirl in Okinawa, which has the largest U.S. military presence, by three American servicemen sparked large-scale protests. The three served prison terms of six and a half to seven years.

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