Police in Nagoya, Aichi Prefecture, have arrested a 32-year-old man on suspicion of groping a 16-year-old girl on a subway train.
The incident occurred on the Higashiyama line at around 8:10 a.m. on Tuesday, Kyodo News reported. Police said the man, who works in the child welfare division of the municipal government, has denied the allegation and quoted him as saying he may have touched the girl in the crowded car but it was not intentional.
Police said the girl told them she felt a man grope her and that she immediately grabbed his hand and held onto it until the train arrived at the next station where she filed a complaint with station staff.
© Japan Today
17 Comments
sakurasuki
It was crowded, even if she being groped that person not necessary the actual criminal, there are so many hands can reach to her.
Bob
This guy is clutching (pun intended) at straws to think he may get away with “may have touched unintentionally” to having a girl grab the perpetrators hand during the grope.
The only way out of this is a pay off to the victim. Hats off to her for having the bravery to do such a thing.
TokyoLiving
A groping in national headlines..
Prooving again that Japan is one of the safest countries to live in the world...
I love you Japan..
Please never change...
Leo T
@ shunryū Suzuki
Not a violent crime like other parts of the world
Japan is very safe
sakurasuki
Yes, it is no joke however it doesn't mean that the one is being reported is 100% lead to real groper.
https://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2009/10/18/national/media-national/professor-schoolgirl-share-victim-status-in-grope-case/
https://www.scmp.com/news/asia/east-asia/article/2096204/japan-train-commuters-buy-groper-insurance-defend-against-sexual
girl_in_tokyo
TokyoLivingToday 08:04 am JST
As I have pointed out on multiple occasions, only a few of the many crimes reported every day in Japan actually get put on news sites. This is a minuscule representation of the number of actual crimes.
It has been postulated by the police and sex crimes prosecutors that only 4% of rapes, and 2% of gropings are reported.
This is nothing to brag about to stay the least.
girl_in_tokyo
Leo TToday 09:57 am JST
Oh, I see. Sexual assault and rape are not violent.
Apparently crimes that physically harm women, and terrify and traumatize women, are not violent.
And Japan is safe, except for the sex crimes against women, which don't count.
Gotcha.
Leo T
Shunryū Suzuki and girlintokyo
The crime in this article is not violent whatsoever.
oyatoi
A target rich environment that gives him full rein to extend his hand of friendship to those deemed in need. Right now he’s probably wondering what all the fuss is about, waiting for it to blow over so he can get back to what he does best.
Paustovsky
How would you feel if a man decided to search in futile for your private parts on a subway train ?
Leo T
Paultovsky
Terrible crime if its true, however its not violent, it caused her no bodily harm.
Leo T
You're right, it totally sounds like he assaulted her and she will be traumatized for life.
Starbucks
That poor woman.