When he was arrested, Miyajima glared at a photographer for this magazine (some photos have been edited“I promised my family that I would never stop working again, but I broke my promise. I made up my mind that I would never go back, so I ran away, sent in the divorce papers, and got divorced in 2021 ” (defendant Miyajima).After the divorce was finalized, “I felt liberated by the fact that I was alone, and I committed (indecent acts),” and he said that the divorce made him unable to suppress his desires.   After his release, Miyajima received public assistance in Chiba City and entered an institution. However, at the end of September, he left the facility without permission. When asked by the prosecutor why he left the facility without permission, he replied, “Since July, I have touched a woman in passing, more than 10 times. I fell while running away and my bicycle light fell off, so I ran away in case the police might pick it up and come to the facility,” he said, revealing that he had been repeatedly molesting women less than two months after his release. After leaving the facility, he slept in Internet cafes, and when he ran out of money, he slept in parks and under bridges. Once, in an attempt to become a “punching bag,” he went to a 100-yen store and bought paper, a pen, and 1,000 sheets of paper to make a placard, but he threw it away. He admitted that he carried the pen and paper with him and used it to threaten the woman in this crime.   In his closing argument on September 21, the prosecutor stated, “Despite being given a chance to rehabilitate himself within society, he committed the crime again in less than six months. In this case, the defendant has become more vicious, injuring the victim,” and asked for six years in prison. On the other hand, the defense attorney said, “He committed indecent acts only for a very short time. He also caused the woman emotional distress and injury, but fortunately it was only an abrasion of about one week.” He pointed out that Miyajima’s brother promised to support his rehabilitation and that reading in the detention center made Miyajima realize that he might be a sex addict. He stated, “A sentence of three years in prison is appropriate for Mr. Miyajima, whose likelihood of reoffending has become infinitely low.” Then, on September 26, Judge Jun Shimado handed down a sentence of four years and six months in prison, saying, “Considering his previous convictions, this is a rather serious sentence among similar cases.” And since he did not appeal by October 11, his sentence is now final. He will now serve seven years and six months, with the previous three years added to his sentence. He said that his brother, whom he had not known for more than 10 years, came to visit him after his arrest. In his final statement, he said, “I was not alone. I want to face up to my crime and start over with a clean slate so as not to betray the expectations of those around me.”