A 27-year-old former childcare worker sexually assaulted a preschooler.

He told the preschooler not to talk about it.

Since the day my daughter told me about this (the damage caused by defendant Nagata), I have spent every day crying. I have been crying every day, day after day. My daughter repeats in her sleep, ‘Stop it. How long will this continue?

Nagumi Osada, 27, a former nursery school teacher, is accused of sexually assaulting a total of seven children (children A through G in the order in which they were charged) at two nursery schools where she worked, including one where her father was the director, and filming the assaults, which is a violation of the Child Pornography Law.

On October 15, 2012, the 6th trial of Nagata was held at the Tokyo District Court.

On that day, prior to the closing arguments, statements of opinion were made by the guardians of the five victims and the guardians’ representatives. The opening words were spoken tearfully by the mother of Child C, who was the first to give a statement of opinion.

After the presiding judge said, “Please begin,” C’s mother was unable to speak for a while. Although she could not be seen by the impulse, she appeared to be crying.

On December 29, 2011, when C-chan came home from day-care center, she told her mother , “I was blindfolded in a closet at the day-care center, and Nagumi-sensei did something strange to me. And she told me, ‘You mustn’t say anything about this,’ but I feel like she did something bad to me,” which led to the discovery of Nagata’s crime.

C’s mother said, “I thought this was not a normal thing, so I immediately called the preschool and visited Nagata. However, Nagata and Nagata’s father, who was the head of the daycare center at the time, were dismissive, saying, “It must have been a misunderstanding on the part of C-chan,” as if C-chan was at fault.

The mother sobbed as she described her frustration at the time.

Nagata held his head in his hands, wrinkled his brow, and said to me, ‘I don’t remember much. But from the way Nagata looked at me, I was absolutely convinced that something had been done to him. I repeatedly asked Nagata to be honest with me, but he did not respond.

The next day, I brought in Nagata’s father, who was the director at the time, to speak with him. Nagata’s father even told me, “You must be confusing this with a scene from an animated DVD that I showed you before your nap,” which was humiliating. I still feel frustrated that he made it sound like I was at fault. Nagata also told me clearly that he had not called me into the closet and that he had not blindfolded me, as if his memory had mysteriously come back to him. I was astonished by Nagata’s completely different attitude from the day before.

Land mines were implanted.

Although Nagata was subsequently arrested, C’s mother was furious, saying that nothing had been completed.

She asked, “If he goes to jail, does that mean he has atoned for his crime?　I don’t think so. Even if Nagata has atoned for his crime and is unfortunately able to return to society, our family will still have to live with the deep trauma of his life.

Finally, C’s mother burst into tears and could not stop sobbing for a while after she said this.

I want to go back to the time when nothing happened. I really want to go back in time, but it is impossible. We will never forgive Nagata. We sincerely hope that Nagata will receive the heaviest punishment possible.

Next, the lawyer representing D’s guardians read out their written statement.

D had a tendency to cry and scream suddenly in the middle of the night. I had no idea that she was experiencing unimaginable fear at the daycare center, so I did not think it was serious, but now I think it was due to the fear of being victimized. When I think of how the child endured the fear with her little heart and was unable to report it, I feel so frustrated and sorry that as a parent I could not have recognized it earlier.”

In the text, we could sense the parents’ concern for their daughter’s future and their intense anger toward defendant Nagata.

We are concerned not only about the present, but also about D’s future. What kind of things will trigger D’s symptoms in the future? What will happen at life stages such as higher education, employment, love, and marriage? I am worried about my child’s future. I feel as if a landmine has been implanted in D’s little body by this incident. As parents, we cannot help but worry about when he will explode. We believe that there is a possibility that he will suffer from a serious mental illness or choose suicide as a result of this crime. We are prepared to protect D with our lives, no matter what symptoms he may show.

As for the punishment, it should be severe so that the perpetrator can be corrected properly. We hope that the court decision will show society how much sexual assault by childcare workers is reprehensible.

May affect future relationships

Then, E’s father said , “My daughter was sexually harmed by the defendant. This sexual victimization has cast a dark shadow not only on my daughter herself, but also on our family and the environment surrounding us,” he began his opinion statement in a loud voice.

After the incident, she began to feel stress and anxiety that she had never felt before in her daily life, and the whole family was hurt both physically and mentally.

He said that after the incident, he began to feel stress and anxiety that he had never felt before in his daily life, and that everyone in the family was hurt, both physically and mentally.

She may develop PTSD, become unable to date men, have trouble building interpersonal relationships, or become depressed and unable to participate in society, all of which would have changed her life in a normal and happy way. She could have her life drastically changed.”

After the incident, worried about sexually transmitted diseases, E-chan went for a test.

She said, “Amidst all the anxiety, I was worried that my daughter might have contracted an STD, so she had a blood test taken for STDs. It was very painful to see my daughter screaming and in pain as she had her blood drawn.”

E’s father’s voice grew louder and louder with anger toward Nagata.

In the second part of the article, “[Castration and Solitary Confinement] Former Child Care Worker Who Sexually Assaulted Seven Students Tells Victims’ Families ‘Empty Apology'”, we will discuss the “words of apology” that Nagata said in court.

Read ” Former Child Care Worker Who Sexually Assaulted Seven Students Sentenced to Solitary Confinement Tells Victims’ Families What She Said in Vain ” (Japanese only).