Former high school teacher who molested 3 high school girls in 5 months cries tears of regret in court.

After his arrest, he was charged with a series of other crimes.

I had a goal in my job and a purpose in life to call out the names of the students at graduation ceremonies.

The former high school teacher, who was arrested for molesting three high school girls, tearfully regretted not being able to attend the graduation ceremony during her trial.

On December 11, ’25, the Urayasu Police Station of the Chiba Prefectural Police arrested Yuma Hayata, a teacher at Chiba Girls’ High School (age 29 at the time of his arrest) on suspicion of non-consensual indecent assault. He is suspected of touching a high school student, Ms. A, in her underwear at around 9:00 p.m. on the night before the 10th.

A female passenger called 110 when Ms. A asked for help, leading to her arrest. At the time of his arrest, Hayata denied the charges, saying that he had not committed any indecent acts.

Although Hayata denied the charges, subsequent investigations uncovered a string of other crimes. The social media reporter continued, “The Urayasu Police Department was notified on January 6.

On January 6, the Urayasu Police Department re-arrested Hayata on suspicion of indecent assault without consent. The family of Ms. B reported that their daughter was touched on the bus, and Hayata was identified from the drive recorder and other information.

On January 27, he was re-arrested by the Chiba Chuo Police Department on suspicion of indecent assault. On August 20, 2013, at around 7:00 a.m., he allegedly sat next to a high school girl, Ms. C, who was sleeping on the train, and touched her body by putting his hand inside her clothes. Hayata denied both charges, saying he ‘doesn’t remember.

On April 15, the second trial of Hayata was held at the Chiba District Court and concluded.

Hayata, out on bail, appeared in court wearing a black suit, white shirt, and navy blue tie. He was seen occasionally wiping tears from his eyes with his arm.

Hayata, who is accused of indecent assault against three high school girls, admitted the crime , saying, “There is no doubt about it. As for his denial at the time of his arrest, saying “I didn’t do it” and “I don’t remember,” he explained as follows

Overworked and “stressed…”

I didn’t want to admit that I had committed such an act against a woman. And because of my position as a teacher, I said, ‘I didn’t do it. But I felt that was not sincere, so I admitted it and am speaking to you now. I am sorry for what I did.”

He said that because it had been three to four months since his arrest, some of his memories of the crimes against Mr. B and Mr. C had been lost, but he was able to recall some of them by watching the drive recorder and other video footage.

Currently, Mr. Hayata is “undergoing a program to prevent the recurrence of sexual assault so that he will never commit such a crime again,” he said. In the course of counseling, he has analyzed that his series of crimes were triggered by his “interest in women’s bodies” and the stress of his job.

When asked by the prosecutor, ” Does it have anything to do with the fact that you are the same age as the students at the school where you worked?” he stated, “I learned after my arrest that Mr. A was a minor.”

I have worked at the school for five years and have never done anything like that to the students. I myself have never had any sexual interest in minors or high school girls. I can assure you of that.

At the time of the crime, Hayata was teaching a class for a colleague who was on parental leave and was also the homeroom teacher for the third grade, so she was extremely busy with career counseling and interview practice, and was in a state of overwork.

During counseling, the counselor pointed out the following as the cause of the crime: “I was giving guidance to my students on their career paths, and I was the one who was in charge of their classes.

The counselor pointed out that he had been at odds with a colleague over the guidance of a student’s career path, and that this “desire for control” may have been the cause of the incident.

Hayata explained his motive for committing the crime as follows : “When I was under stress and not in a normal state of mind, I was in a situation where I could molest someone, and a high school girl happened to be next to me.

Crying as he read his remarks.

On the day of the trial, the court heard arguments.

The prosecutor requested a sentence of “two years and six months in confinement” on the grounds that “ the defendant committed each of the crimes with a strong will to satisfy his distorted sexual desire, and it is difficult to find any extenuating circumstances in his motive.

On the other hand, the defense counsel stated that “ the defendant has deepened his remorse and is actively working to prevent recidivism by attending a program to prevent recurrence of sexual assault,” and therefore, “we ask for a suspended sentence.

At the end of the trial, Hayata took the stand and read a statement of remorse.

He apologized to the victims and their families, and expressed remorse for betraying the trust of his colleagues and students at work. Although we could not see his face, we could see him wiping his eyes with his arm. Then, as soon as he read, “I was the class teacher of the third grade in high school,” he burst into tears. He choked up as he spoke the first words of his speech.

On April 16, the Chiba Prefectural Board of Education dismissed Hayata from his position. If he had not been arrested, would he have attended the graduation ceremony and called out each student’s name with a nonchalant expression on his face and, indeed, in a choked voice?

The verdict is scheduled to be handed down on May 1.

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