US soldier jailed

A South Korean court Tuesday jailed a US soldier for 10 years for the "sadistic and perverted" rape of a teenager. The private was sentenced for raping the 18-year-old multiple times at Dongducheon city, which hosts the US Second Infantry Division base and is near the border with North Korea.
"As the accused satisfied his sexual desire in a sadistic and perverted manner for three hours, the victim suffered fear and humiliation," the court said in its judgement quoted by Yonhap news agency. It said the 21-year-old soldier, whose name was not given, entered a low-budget dorm-style room early on September 24 and sexually assaulted and tormented the victim, threatening her with a pair of scissors.