People gathered in southwestern Japan to protest the recent series of alleged sex crimes involving U.S. soldiers.

A citizens' group that organized the event said about 600 people turned out for the gathering in Naha, the capital of Okinawa Prefecture.

Participant / When I think about how scared the little girls must have been, I feel exasperated. I want to scream out, "Enough is enough!"

Participants protested the cases of suspected sexual assault by U.S. servicemen that the Japanese government recently disclosed after withholding the information for a while.

They also voiced anger against the central government for not informing the Okinawa prefectural government about the incidents.

On July 4, police arrested a 22-year-old U.S. Marine on suspicion of touching the breasts of a woman he was not acquainted with.

The citizens' group is opposed to military reinforcement in Okinawa, which hosts the bulk of U.S. military facilities in Japan.