A Japanese court sentenced a U.S. Marine to seven years in prison after convicting him of strangling and attempting to sexually assault a woman on Okinawa.

A US Marine has been sentenced to seven years in prison, after he was convicted of strangling and sexually assaulting a woman in Okinawa last May, a Japanese district court told CNN.

A Japanese found a U.S. Marine guilty of sexually assaulting a woman on Okinawa in a case that has triggered anger and safety concerns​ on Okinawa, which has a heavy American troop presence.