Former Nursery Teacher Arrested Seven Times For Indecent Acts Towards Preschoolers

Former nursery school teacher Nagata Nagikumi (27), charged with indecent acts including forcible indecency against multiple young girls at a licensed nursery school in Tokyo where he worked, had his trial open on June 21 at the Tokyo District Court under Judge Hidenori Murohashi.

According to the indictment, Nagata called the girls to the bathroom and to a closet, blindfolded them with bandanas, and indecently assaulted them, which he filmed with his smartphone.

The scene of the dastardly crime was a licensed nursery school where Nagata’s father is the director.

“Nagata Nagikumi began working at the same nursery two years ago. He wasn’t responsible for any specific class but assisted in childcare duties, mainly supervising nap times for the children. It was during these times that he committed offenses against multiple children. The smartphone used for recording was provided to him by the nursery,” said a reporter from a national newspaper’s social affairs department.

Since January, Nagata Nagikumi has been arrested a total of seven times. During the initial trial, the charges involving three girls aged 5 to 6 at the time from October to December of last year were deliberated. At the hearing on the 21st, proceedings for an additional indictment involving another girl were conducted. Nagata appeared in court wearing a black sweatshirt and a shaved head, his sturdy frame hunched over. He quietly admitted to the charges, murmuring, “There’s no mistake,” as he kept his head bowed.