An ex-SDF member who was sexually assaulted while serving has reached a settlement with the government and her former colleague after a yearslong legal battle.
In a country where the #MeToo movement failed to gain much ground, and where many sexual assault victims are too scared to come forward, Rina Gonoi rose to prominence when she used YouTube in 2022 to share her story after an internal military probe was dropped.
She has been seeking justice ever since, and in a landmark criminal ruling in December 2023, three male former Self-Defense Force soldiers were found guilty but given only suspended jail sentences for assaulting her.
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