Key events in US Marine rape case in Philippines
Key events leading to Thursday’s court decision overturning the 2006 rape conviction of a U.S. Marine in the Philippines.
— Nov. 1, 2005: A 22-year-old Filipino woman files complaint alleging she was raped by a U.S. Marine after a night of drinking at Subic Bay, a former U.S. Naval base.
— Jan. 12, 2006: A Philippine judge issues arrest warrant for Lance Cpl. Daniel Smith and three other Marines.
— Jan. 17, 2006: The U.S. rejects a Philippine request to hand over the Marines.
— April 28, 2006: The Marines refuse to answer rape charges against them, judge enters a not guilty plea.
— July 6, 2006: The accuser breaks down on the stand as she identifies Smith as her rapist. She says she was too drunk to stop the assault.
— July 17, 2006: Smith testifies he had consensual sex.
— Dec. 4, 2006: Smith is convicted of rape, sentenced to 40 years. The three other Marines are acquitted.
— Dec. 29, 2006: Philippine officials allow Smith to be whisked from a local jail to the U.S. Embassy.
— Feb. 11, 2009: The Supreme Court orders Smith to be moved from the U.S. Embassy to Philippine custody while case on appeal.
— March 17, 2009: The accuser alters her testimony and emigrates to the U.S., saying she was no longer certain that a crime took place.
— April 23, 2009: A Philippine appeals court overturns Smith’s conviction and orders his immediate release.
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