Pemberton guilty of homicide

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Pemberton guilty of homicide

An Olongapo court has found US Marine Joseph Scott Pemberton “guilty beyond reasonable doubt” of homicide in the death of Filipino transgender woman Jennifer Laude. Judge Roline Jinez Jabalde of the Olongapo City RTC issued the court’s verdict on Tuesday, December 1, sentencing Pemberton from 6 to 12 years of imprisonment. The final charge was lowered from murder to homicide. Judge Rabalde also ordered the incarceration of Pemberton at the New Bilibid Prison in Muntinlupa, but a last minute appeal was filed which allowed Pemberton to return to Camp Aguinaldo, where he has been staying while awaiting trial. The camp of Pemberton is currently studying its legal options.

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