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US Marine jailed for killing transgender woman
US Marine Lance Corporal Joseph Scott Pemberton (centre) is escorted by Philippines policemen shortly after arriving at Camp Aguinaldo in Quezon City on December 1, 2015, from Olongapor city where a court convicted of him of homicide for the killing of Jennifer Laude in a motel in October 2014. A Philippine court has convicted a US Marine of killing a Filipina transgender woman in a red light district, in a case that reignited long-simmering anti-US sentiment in the country. PHOTO | TED ALJIBE
What you need to know:
- A Philippine court on Tuesday convicted a US Marine for killing a Filipina transgender woman in a red light district, in a case that reignited long-simmering anti-American sentiment in the Philippines
- Lance Corporal Joseph Scott Pemberton was convicted of homicide for the killing of Jennifer Laude in a motel in October, 2014, after they met in a bar following joint US military exercises near the city of Olongapo
- Judge Roline Jinez Jabalde sentenced Pemberton to six to 12 years in jail
- A lawyer for the Laude family, Harry Roque, said he was angry that the sentence was reduced
OLONGAPO CITY, Tuesday
A Philippine court on Tuesday convicted a US Marine for killing a Filipina transgender woman in a red light district, in a case that reignited long-simmering anti-American sentiment in the Philippines.
