69-year-old English teacher arrested for molesting students
An American who has apparently operated an private English conversation school for decades in Japan has been arrested for molesting his students:
An American man running an English school in Fukuoka Prefecture has been indicted for allegedly shooting pornographic images of a girl who was his student, investigative sources said Monday.
The 69-year-old resident of Fukuoka City was indicted in early March after police seized from his home more than 600 videotapes and photographs comprising images of dozens of his students, mostly elementary school-aged girls, they said.The man was initially arrested in January on suspicion of conducting lewd acts on his students but released later without being indicted, according to the sources.
This story has been getting pretty big attention on the news tonight.
Here’s a quote from the Yomiuri’s article about it, including an excuse the man gave when questioned by the police:
「撮影は子供が大人になった時、成長記録として見せてやるつもりだった」
“I filmed the children so that, when they became adults, I could show them a record of their growth.”
If some of his lewd acts took place after the cops let him go free in January, police have some serious questions to answer…
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