<figure id="attachment_397379" class="wp-caption alignnone" style="width: 4000px;" aria-describedby="caption-attachment-397379"><a href="#" data-ident_hash="3f0d7440"><img src="https://res.cloudinary.com/fridaydigital/image/private/t_article_image/wpmedia/2024/11/b7890e594ac91d74ad741dcc25b3204f.jpg" alt=""></a><figcaption id="caption-attachment-397379" class="wp-caption-text">Koganei Police Station, Metropolitan Police Department, arrested Motohashi suspect.</figcaption></figure>
<h2>Unexplained message reveals the crime</h2>
<p><span class="strongInContent"> It&#8217;s hard to believe that he would commit a crime.</span></p>
<p>That&#8217;s what residents in the neighborhood of Susumu Motohashi, 71, who was arrested on suspicion of non-consensual sexual intercourse, said.</p>
<p>On October 16, the Koganei Police Station of the Tokyo Metropolitan Police Department arrested Motohashi, a part-time employee driving a bus to and from the facility, for sexually assaulting Ms. A, a woman in her 20s who was using the facility for the disabled.</p>
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<p><span class="strongInContent"> The suspect, Motohashi, had been the driver for approximately three years.&#8221; It is believed that he committed the crime on the evening of July 19, 2012, when he was alone with Ms. A after finishing transporting other users.</span></p>
<p><span class="strongInContent"> After the crime, Motohashi sent messages to Ms. A on her cell phone, telling her not to tell anyone and to erase the messages she exchanged with him. When Ms. A&#8217;s family noticed the messages and consulted the police in September, the crime was discovered.</span></p>
<p>Motohashi&#8217;s house is located in a peaceful residential area with farms and fields, about 15 minutes by bus from the nearest station. A plate reading &#8220;neighborhood association president&#8221; was posted beside the nameplate of his house.</p>
<p>A woman living nearby could not hide her surprise upon hearing the news of the incident.</p>
<p><span class="strongInContent"> She said, &#8220;Mr. Motohashi was the head of the neighborhood association as the head of the neighborhood association. I thought he was a fine man,&#8217; she said, &#8216;and that he was now driving a shuttle bus after retiring from his previous job. I heard about the incident on the Internet news. He was a serious person with no problems, so I was really surprised. That&#8217;s all.</span></p>
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<h2>With their &#8220;inheritance,&#8221; they had no trouble making a living.</h2>
<p>The Motohashi family used to be the landowners of the entire area. A man who has lived in the area for a long time spoke about his impression of the Motohashi family.</p>
<p><span class="strongInContent"> He said, &#8220;Now there are houses for sale, but originally all the land in this area belonged to the Motohashi family. Susumu&#8217;s late brother inherited the land. They are known as a prominent family in this area. Like all farmers around here, the eldest son takes over the farm and the second son works for the agricultural cooperative.</span></p>
<p><span class="strongInContent"> Susumu also worked for the cooperative until his retirement. Susumu would have received an inheritance as well, so he would have had no trouble making a living. I wonder if he started working as a driver because he thought it was no use staying at home. I often saw him riding his bicycle on weekends and holidays wearing a baseball uniform, as if he was also involved in youth baseball.</span></p>
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<p>A member of the neighborhood association also reiterated <span class="strongInContent">, &#8220;I can&#8217;t believe it.</span></p>
<p><span class="strongInContent"> The president (Motohashi) is a very serious person, and recently he led the neighborhood association&#8217;s festival and made sure it was a success. I have never seen anyone speak ill of him. That is why I am really disappointed. &#8230;&#8230;</span></p>
<p>Despite the disappointment of those around him, the investigation continues.</p>
<p><span class="strongInContent"> The suspect denies the charge, saying he did not do anything indecent. On the other hand, the woman stated, &#8220;Motohashi did the same thing to me several times.</span></p>
<p>Did the &#8220;persona&#8221; have an underhanded face? &#8230;&#8230; The police are investigating Motohashi, believing that he is guilty of other crimes.</p>
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 On October 16, the Koganei Police Department of the Metropolitan Police Department arrested Susumu Motohashi for sexually assaulting Ms. A, a woman in her 20s who was using a support facility for the disabled. The suspect Motohashi had been a bus driver for the facility for many years.

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