Lance Corporal Joseph Scott Pemberton, on trial here for the
death of Filipino transgender Jeffrey “Jennifer” Laude in October last year,
admitted on Monday to the crime, saying he choked him but it was “in self
defense.”
Pemberton, appearing at the Regional Trial Court Branch 74
as a witness for the defense, told presiding judge Roline Ginez Jabalde the
circumstances that led his killing of Laude.
Lawyer Harry Roque, one of the private prosecutors, told the
media in a press briefing, that Pemberton made the admission during his
testimony.
Roque said that Pemberton told the court Laude was
performing oral sex on him when he suddenly felt a penis when put his hand
between the legs.
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He said he retaliated by putting his hand in Laude’s neck
and tried to choke him.
He said he saw Laude stopped moving and thought he lost
consciousness because of what he did and he dragged his body to the bathroom to
try to pour water on him to revive him.
He said he found no water in the bathroom so he decided to
just leave him there.
Court sources say part of Pemberton’s testimony indicated he
had oral sex twice in the room with another “woman”, one in stand up position
and another lying down before he had oral sex with Laude.
Pemberton, 19, was on shore leave with some of his marine buddies
from USS Peleliu after participating in the just concluded US-Philippines joint
military exercises in Subic on Oct. 11, 2014.
He met Laude at the Ambyanz Nightlife Bar along Magsaysay Avenue
Laude was found dead at the bathroom of the motel hours
later.
A murder complaint was filed against Pemberton in December
last year.
Pemberton is currently detained at a US facility inside Camp
Aguinaldo in Quezon City
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