Former judo school principal who sexually assaulted 7 girls because of his “peculiar sexual proclivities” spoke at trial about his “precious things”.

‘Vile acts committed to gratify one’s own sexual desires.’

He committed the crimes because he was sexually aroused by the habit of engaging in sexual acts, looking at sexual parts, and taking voyeuristic photographs to avoid being caught.”

On October 22, Yuta Ishino, 33, a former judo school principal, was sentenced for sexually assaulting several girls.

At the sentencing hearing held at the Chiba District Court, Judge Satoshi Miyamoto stated that the defendant “committed a despicable crime by using the victims to satisfy his own sexual desires, as they were in a defenseless state while asleep and had no memory of the crime,” and added, “The number of victims and the number of crimes committed make the crime extremely serious compared to similar cases, and a considerable length of time in prison is unavoidable . The court sentenced Ishino to 22 years in prison (25 years is the recommended sentence).

Ishino’s crime was revealed not for sexually assaulting a girl, but for assaulting a boy, A (10 years old at the time), who was a student at a cram school.

On November 7, 2012, the Ichihara Police Department of the Chiba Prefectural Police arrested Ishino on suspicion of assault for forcibly pouring soy sauce into the mouth of a boy, A-kun, during a training camp in May of ’23. Later, on December 26, the Ichihara police re-arrested Ishino on suspicion of assault for tightening his right arm around the neck of a prone boy,” said a reporter from a national newspaper.

In the course of investigating the assault of Mr. A, a large amount of child pornography, which the defendant is believed to have taken, was found on Ishino’s smartphone. Investigators analyzed the child pornography. The investigators analyzed the child pornography and identified each of the girl victims, which led to new arrests.

On January 7, 2013, the Ichihara Police Department re-arrested Ishino on suspicion of sexual assault against Ms. B, who was under 13 years old at the time of the incident, and of non-consensual sexual intercourse. On June 10, Ishino was arrested again on suspicion of violating the Child Welfare Law against Ms. I, who was under 18 years old at the time of the incident (because Ms. I testified that she consented to sexual intercourse despite her reluctance), making this the seventh time he had been arrested. On March 27, the All Japan Judo Federation expelled Ishino, the most serious punishment.

Ishino was charged with 10 crimes, including assaulting Mr. A, violating the Child Welfare Law against Ms. I, and (in order of indictment) having non-consensual sexual intercourse with or photographing the sexual behavior of seven girls under 13 years old, including Ms. B to Ms. H, and violating the Child Pornography Law.

What is important to you?”

The sexual assaults on Ms. B-H were committed mainly during the camp from ’19 to ’24, while the girls were sleeping, so they were not even aware that they had been victimized. To prevent the girls from waking up during the crimes, he sometimes mixed sleeping pills in their drinks, and a note was found on defendant Ishino’s phone saying, “Sleeping pills camp, mix sleeping pills when sleeping.

In addition, some of his crimes, such as sexually assaulting girls and pouring bodily fluids on their bodies, were filmed on his smartphone. He took advantage of his position as a judo instructor to sexually assault Ms. I, who was under 18 years old at the time, eight times in 2009.

Ishino, who had been a teacher at the school and had been the subject of much abuse, was asked at his trial, “What is important to you?

He answered, “For me, the children of Ishino Juku, their parents, alumni, and instructors. The children of Ishino Juku, their parents, alumni, and instructors were very important to me. I worked very hard until the day of my arrest to teach the children the joy and excellence of judo. I believe that they were irreplaceable people to each and every child, to their parents, to the graduates, and to their instructors.”

Ishino, who had remained silent after denying some of the charges during the interrogation following his arrest, admitted all the charges and apologized at the trial. On the other hand, he was self-centered and made many statements that seemed to offend the feelings of the victims’ families, such as “I want to go back to my parents’ house (after serving time),” and “I am afraid to take a sex offender treatment program in prison because I will be bullied if I am exposed as a sex offender.

At the end of the trial, Judge Miyamoto told Ishino, “What you have done this time is not only for the victims and the victims’ families, but also for the victims’ families.

What you have done this time is irreparable and will scar the victims and their families for the rest of their lives. I believe that you still do not fully understand what you have done, so I ask you to understand the causes of each of your crimes and reflect on them carefully.

After Judge Miyamoto finished speaking, Ishino stood up and bowed deeply. To his right were the guardians of the victims, who were supposed to be “irreplaceable people,” though they were hidden from view by a screen, but he did not look at them and went back to the defendant’s seat.

Ishino will spend the rest of his life in prison, which will not be a short one. Will he be able to face his sexual proclivities and reform himself during this time?

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