Man Who Molested Women on Saikyo Line Reveals Own Sexual Victimization in Court

“Indeed, certain fetishes stayed with me in the back of my mind. As my work progressed and my life became stable, I sought some kind of stimulation, and I ended up engaging in such behavior (molestation).”

The trial of 62-year-old defendant Eiji Iwahashi, who has been charged with repeated molestation on the Saikyo Line and crimes such as non-consensual indecency, began on October 25 at the Tokyo District Court. During the trial, Iwahashi explained why he couldn’t stop engaging in molestation.

Iwahashi jumped onto the train tracks at Shinjuku Station and fled

“Defendant Iwahashi, on July 22, 2024, after being confronted for molesting Ms. A at Shinjuku Station, jumped onto the tracks and attempted to flee, but was restrained by station staff and arrested by the Shinjuku Police Station for obstruction of official duties.

During subsequent investigations, multiple incidents of molestation were uncovered. On May 27, he was re-arrested on August 12 for suspected non-consensual indecency and obstruction of official duties for touching the lower body of 18-year-old Ms. B on the Saikyo Line by putting his hand under her skirt.

Iwahashi has been repeatedly engaged in molestation since he was around 25 years old. Since 2015, he has been convicted of four similar indecency offenses. In March 2022, he was sentenced to 1 year and 4 months in prison for forcible indecency, and had just been released in May 2023.” (From a reporter in the social affairs department of a national newspaper)

At the second trial, held on December 5, the court examined the charges of non-consensual indecency against three women and violation of a nuisance prevention ordinance. According to the indictment, Ms. C’s damage was as follows.