Man Denies Obscenity and Admits Alleged Incident with Young Girl
The man’s behavior immediately after his arrest, as photographed by the photographer of this magazine, was suspicious. He probably did not want the press to see his face directly in front of them. He kept staring obliquely in the wrong direction.
By October 30, the Kuramae Police Station of the Tokyo Metropolitan Police Department had arrested Yasuhiro Hayashi, 47, a company employee living in Hiroshima City, Hiroshima Prefecture, on suspicion of indecent assault with intent to defraud. He is alleged to have touched the lower half of a girl, A, who is in the upper grades of elementary school.
The alleged incident took place on the evening of September 6 of this year. On that day, Hayashi visited Tokyo for a trip. The suspect Hayashi stopped by a convenience store in Taito Ward, Tokyo. Near the entrance of the store, Ms. A was arranging her belongings after shopping.
The suspect approached Ms. A from behind and touched her lower body, etc. Ms. A was startled and screamed, so the suspect ran away. When Ms. A came home, she consulted her mother, who reported the incident to the police.
It’s a butt-pen-pen.” (A reporter from a national newspaper)
The involvement of Hayashi emerged from security camera footage near the scene. This led to his arrest. However, Hayashi has denied committing the crime, making the following surprising allegation when questioned by the police.
I was at the convenience store, but I didn’t do it. I have been caught by the police for indecent behavior toward children in the past. That’s why I always try to avoid committing indecent acts.
In recent years, there have been many incidents in which elementary school students have been victimized. The following are some of the major problems.
In August 2011, a former male teacher in his 20s at a major cram school was arrested. In August 2011, a former male teacher in his 20s at a major cram school was arrested for voyeuristically photographing his student, a girl in elementary school, in a classroom at the school building where he worked. He made the girl sit on the floor in a position where her underwear was visible and forced her to say the following words: “If you don’t do your best, you will be punished. The schoolgirl was forced to sit on the floor in such a position that her underwear was visible, and forced to say things like, “If you don’t do your best, you will be punished. The stolen images were shared with fellow students in a group chat on a social networking service.
In November 2011, a man in his 20s was arrested on suspicion of indecent exposure. He is alleged to have indecently assaulted an elementary school girl. The man took the girl, who was on her way to a school lesson, to a deserted house and committed the crime. This is the second time he has been arrested. In July of the same year, he allegedly pulled an elementary school girl into a parking lot on her way home and sexually assaulted her.
The victimized child may be traumatized for the rest of her life. Parents must be anxious as well. Sexual crimes against children have a high recidivism rate. The government is taking measures to prevent problems in advance, such as the establishment of a Japanese version of the DBS, which is based on the British system and allows teachers’ criminal records to be checked.
The police are also investigating Hayashi’s other crimes in the case described at the beginning of this article.
PHOTO: Shinji Hasuo