U.S. Marine guilty of raping Filipina in Subic, 3 others acquitted
One of four U.S. Marines accused of raping a Filipina in Subic last year was found guilty while three others were acquitted by a local court on Monday.
U.S. Marine Lance Cpl. Daniel Smith is escorted by Philippine police at the Makati Central Police Station before he is transferred to the city jail in suburban Makati, south of Manila, Dec. 4, 2006. (Xinhua/Reuters Photo)
Lance Corporal Daniel Smith faces up to 40 years in prison following the verdict handed down by the judge of Makati regional trial court, according to a report by the Inquirer news network.
Smith was also ordered to pay 50,000 pesos (1,000 U.S. dollars) in compensatory and 50,000 pesos in moral damages, said the report.
Meanwhile, the court acquitted Lance Corporals Keith Silkwood and Dominic Duplantis and Staff Sergeant Chad Carpentier for lack of evidence.
The judge ruled on the case 23 days before the one-year deadline under the Visiting Forces Agreement to finish the case or return the Marines to U.S. jurisdiction would have expired.
"Nicole," a court-appointed pseudonym, had accused Smith of raping her at the Subic Bay Freeport on Nov. 1, 2005 while the other three allegedly cheered him on. The four Americans had just taken part in joint military exercises.
U.S. Marine Lance Cpl. Daniel Smith is escorted by Philippine police at the Makati Central Police Station before he is transferred to the city jail in suburban Makati, south of Manila, Dec. 4, 2006. (Xinhua/Reuters Photo)
Lance Corporal Daniel Smith faces up to 40 years in prison following the verdict handed down by the judge of Makati regional trial court, according to a report by the Inquirer news network.
Smith was also ordered to pay 50,000 pesos (1,000 U.S. dollars) in compensatory and 50,000 pesos in moral damages, said the report.
Meanwhile, the court acquitted Lance Corporals Keith Silkwood and Dominic Duplantis and Staff Sergeant Chad Carpentier for lack of evidence.
The judge ruled on the case 23 days before the one-year deadline under the Visiting Forces Agreement to finish the case or return the Marines to U.S. jurisdiction would have expired.
"Nicole," a court-appointed pseudonym, had accused Smith of raping her at the Subic Bay Freeport on Nov. 1, 2005 while the other three allegedly cheered him on. The four Americans had just taken part in joint military exercises.
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