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# Update: US Marine deported after killing trans woman
- URL: https://www.scenemag.co.uk/update-us-marine-deported-after-killing-trans-woman/
- Published: 2020-09-15T14:54:29.000Z
- Updated: 2020-09-15T08:56:09.000Z
- Description: Lance Cpl. Joseph Scott Pemberton has been released and deported after the Philippines president excused him for killing trans woman Jennifer Laude in 2014.
- Author: Rachel Badham
- Tags: News, Politics, LGBTQ Asia, Philippines, Trans, Trans Rights

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Lance Cpl. **Joseph Scott Pemberton** has been released and deported after the **Philippines** president excused him for killing trans woman **Jennifer Laude** in 2014\. Pemberton was sent back to the US on **Sunday 13 September** after spending six years in prison. He had only served half of his sentence before president **Rodrigo Duterte** pardoned him last week, [saying](https://eu.usatoday.com/story/news/world/2020/09/07/joseph-pemberton-us-marine-jennifer-laude-transgender-murder/5741813002/?ref=scenemag.co.uk) it was the ‘fair’ thing to do. Pemberton[ reportedly](https://www.newsobserver.com/news/article245699015.html?ref=scenemag.co.uk) said he was ‘extremely grateful’ for release and ‘spent much time contemplating’ his crimes.

Pemberton fatally [attacked](https://www.scenemag.co.uk/us-marine-excused-for-killing-trans-woman/) Laude in an **Olangapo City** hotel after discovering she was transgender. He strangled Laude but claimed she was still alive when he left the room. Since his pardon and subsequent release, the hashtag #JusticeForJennifer has trended globally on Twitter. Filipino human rights group **Karapatan** [condemned](https://twitter.com/karapatan/status/1302947130869346304?ref=scenemag.co.uk) the release of Pemberton, saying it is ‘a despicable and shameless mockery of justice’.

**Virginia Suarez**, the Laude family’s lawyer, said she wishes Pemberton ‘peace of mind’ and hopes he has learned ‘the value of life and dignity regardless of gender and nationality’.

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