Police in Kitakyushu City have arrested a 23-year-old man on suspicion of sexually molesting a 14-year-old junior high school girl.
The incident occurred at around 2 p.m. on Saturday, TBS reported. Police said Yoshiro Kawazu, a part-time worker, spoke to the girl who was standing in front of a convenience store, saying "Come here for a second.” He then lured her into the entrance hall of a nearby multi-tenant building where he allegedly kissed her and put his hand inside her underwear.
The girl fled and told her family what happened. Police checked security camera footage and about two hours after the incident, they found Kawazu on the third floor of the building.
Police said Kawazu has admitted to the allegation and quoted him as saying “She was my type."
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Aly Rustom
Police said Kawazu has admitted to the allegation and quoted him as saying “She was my type."
WTF???
Hiro
I've heard castration can help to reduce these urges. Might be worth a try.
owzer
“Type” isn’t bound by age. Nothing wrong with attraction. Taking action on that attraction is another issue tho.
BakabonPapa
So, once again: when overcome by an uncontrollable urge, either find a private place and take matters in hand, or head to the nearest red light district. It's that simple.
virusrex
Unfortunately it is not that simple, the whole point for abusers is to impose their desires in unwilling victims, without victims there is no satisfaction.
Aly Rustom
Sure it is. If you are attracted to a 4 year old girl then something is wrong with you regardless of whether you act on it or not.
As long as you are not attracted to a minor.
ThonTaddeo
@Aly - I'm sure Kawazu didn't spontaneously say something this ridiculous, even if he is a molester who can't control his urges. It was probably a confession that the police had prepared for him and made him sign.
owzer
So say a guy sees a young woman and is attracted to her. Nothing wrong with that. But then he finds out she is 17 and suddenly there is something wrong with him. Yah, I don’t get that logic.
Aly Rustom
So say a guy sees a young girl and is attracted to her. Nothing wrong with that. But then he finds out she is 10 and suddenly there is something wrong with him. Do you get that logic??
Aly Rustom
Yes that is very possible.
Aly Rustom
Plus that's a completely different argument than your first post
What is it?
It's not 'wrong' because it is a natural attraction with a minimal number of people.
I'm just thankful I wasnt' born with an attraction to children
Acting on it is always harmful and illegal. It’s not a choice, but protecting children is the priority.
Aly Rustom
Correct me if I'm wrong, but what you are saying is that it isn't legally wrong to be attracted to a child as long as you don't act on it. I agree. I also agree with owzer that if you unknowingly have sex with a minor, it shouldn't be a crime if you honestly didn't know.
My take is that it is inherently and fundamentally wrong to be attracted to someone whom you know is underage regardless of whether or not you act on it. Should you be punished for that attraction? Not unless you act on it. So I think we are in agreement there.
What is it?
Yes, we are on the same page for the most part; however, I would say sexual attraction is something we are born with, so it can't be 'morally wrong.' It's the acting on it that is immoral (and of course illegal), as it is extremely damaging to the victim.
GuruMick
Slippery slope on the under age thing.
1/I dont think pedos are "born attracted to minors ".Never heard of it and I have done much study on this for reports to Court on sentencing and supervising post release.
2/There is an acknowledged progression with pedophilia from thinking about it , getting close to it...grooming, or employment choice, seeing it on vids etc , minor touching that could be seen as accidental...eg at a swimming pool or beach.....a few steps along comes actual touching for sexual pleasure.
Most of these offences happen in the home or with friends of the family, overwhelmingly male.
Beware the sports or swim coach too.
If you are thinking about it, for pleasure, you may be on that slippery slope.
What is it?
It's true that it is mostly males that are attracted to children
Did you check, or is this your assumption about it being an involuntary sexual orientation?
There is plenty of research that shows paedophilia is hardwired, like other sexual orientations, due to brain differences and unchanging attractions.
owzer
What, a man can’t have two arguments anymore?
virusrex
This posture resides in a wrong assumption, that humans have sexual preferences from the day we are born, which is obviously not the case. A baby, toddler, child is not sexually attracted to anything, this is something that will be developed later in life. This of course means that if someone claims the attraction developed without (or in spite) of willing efforts, it is not valid to refute the claim by saying this is not how the person was born, after all nobody is.
Of course this is not a justification for people affected with the paraphilia, even if they can't control the attraction the people affected still have to take responsibility for acting illegally and to seek treatment to avoid it.
GuruMick
"What is it." ..well mate...where is your evidence on hardwired pedophilia ?
My mind is always open to new ideas.
My conclusions above are based on current Psychology/Psychiatry,,,the DMV manual ,voluminous readings of the literature , countless interviews with offenders, symposiums held on the subject and a thousand records of evidence.
NEVER heard of a genetic excuse being raised in a Court case, NEVER seen an expert witness for the defence raise this also, NEVER heard of a Judge or Prison Educators raising this,
So...what have you got ?
What is it?
This is well-documented in criminology and psychology research—studies from the DOJ, Interpol, and academic journals all show the same trend. If you're genuinely interested, the data is easy to find.
But if you just want to debate facts - not here for that.
What is it?
This is a completely separate issue. No one is arguing that sexual attraction—of any kind—justifies or legalizes child abuse. The discussion is about understanding the phenomenon, not excusing criminal behavior.
Legrande
Just the latest incident in an endless succession of cases. If you continue to avoid confronting how young Japanese males are conditioned to view rape/molestation as desirable by porn you are missing a big part of the equation.
Aly Rustom
Its morally wrong if you continue to eye a child with those kinds of thoughts. A moral person would avert their eyes at least.
agree.
sure you can- as long as you don't try to pass them off as the same one.
Mr Kipling
Dear moderator, Why is it OK for HiroToday to post the word "castration" but when I do so it is removed? Without explanation? Did you miss the above post ? Or is consistency no longer a JT goal?