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December 16, 2014

Philippines: U.S. Marine Charged with Murder of Transgender Woman Will Remain in U.S. Custody 
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In the Philippines, prosecutors have charged a U.S. marine with
murdering a transgender woman in a case that has renewed anger over the
presence of U.S. troops. Joseph Scott Pemberton is accused of strangling
and drowning Jennifer Laude in a hotel toilet after discovering she was
transgender. Under the terms of a U.S.-Philippines deal called the
Visiting Forces Agreement, Pemberton will remain in U.S. custody in the
Philippines.

 

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