A U. S. marine convicted in the two thousand fourteen killing of a transgender Filipino woman will remain behind bars what have family and the government appeal a Philippine court order allowing his early release for good behavior lance corporal Joseph Scott Pemberton was found guilty of strangling to death Jennifer lord in Olongapo city northwest of Manila the regional trial court has ordered him to be released early from a six to ten year sentence prompting the woman's family to protest and appeal women and gay rights groups are outraged by the court's decision and have been protesting in front of the department of justice building in Manila city I'm sorry I shockingly