US Marine found guilty of killing Filipina transgender woman
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OLONGAPO CITY, Philippines - A Philippine court on Tuesday convicted a US Marine of killing a Filipina transgender woman, in a case that attracted national attention as the Philippines seeks closer defence ties with its longtime ally.
Lance Corporal Joseph Scott Pemberton was convicted of homicide for the killing of Filipina transgender woman Jennifer Laude in a cheap motel in October 2014.
