Tyrone Hadnott, the 38-year-old Marine that was arrested after allegedly raping a 14-year-old girl in Okinawa on the night of February 10th, has been released.

The girl has apparently withdrawn the accusations that she leveled against Hadnott, so he has not been indicted and will not be prosecuted in a Japanese court of law.

The girl reportedly said she didn’t want the problem to grow, that she wanted the ordeal to be over, and asked to be left alone.

The alleged rape has caused the entire military establishment in and across Japan to impose tight curfews on all soldiers and their dependents during the past two and a half weeks, with service members and their families being confined to base or their quarters 24 hours a day.

Hadnott reportedly admitted that he forcibly tried to kiss the girl but denied raping her.

US Secretary of State, Condoleezza Rice, took time to discuss the scandal when she visited this week. The alleged assault had fueled nationwide condemnation of the lack of discipline within the ranks of the US military forces.