Overview

• Clayton, 22, was convicted of nonconsensual sexual intercourse with injury after choking a woman from behind in May 2024 and leaving wounds that required two weeks to heal.
• Judge Kazuhiko Obata described Clayton’s conduct as life-threatening and highly malicious before handing down the sentence on June 24, 2025.
• Prosecutors had sought a 10-year prison term while the defense pushed for acquittal, arguing that the victim’s testimony was not credible.
• A separate case last December saw a U.S. airman receive five years in prison for a similar assault, highlighting a pattern of military-related offenses in Okinawa.
• Okinawa Prefecture data show roughly 6,200 criminal cases involving U.S. military personnel and dependents since 1972, driving local calls for stricter accountability.