Police in Toyama City have arrested a 71-year-old man on suspicion of violating the Nuisance Prevention Ordinance after he allegedly groped a teenage girl in a convenience store.
According to police, the incident occurred at around 6:50 p.m. on Wednesday, local media reported. An employee who witnessed the incident called 110.
Police said the man was intoxicated and has denied the allegation. He was quoted as saying he doesn’t remember doing anything to the girl.
© Japan Today
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garypen
Which is also known as "sexual assault".
njca4
I hope I'm still as "genki" as you when I hit 70 Trevor.
But in general, is it not true that most people have less of a desire for sex as we age?
BRS
Fortunately, the legal system recognizes differences in kind and degree.
Understand?
BRS
Let me clarify my point for you, BYU.
Learn Japanese.
Don't automatically accept what English-language media tell you; fact-check what you read in these pages with Japanese sources.
Clear enough?
Redemption
Wow! Duly noted. May you continue to rise to the occasion.
TrevorPeace
@Redemption: I just turned 70 and believe me when I say my testosterone level isn't suffering. I'd never do what that guy did, but please don't throw those of us who have aged well enough to still get it up under that proverbial bus of yours.
Redemption
Intoxicated at 6:50 p.m. is not a good sign. I am a bit startled that a 71 year old man still has enough testosterone to be interested in that sort of thing, and if so he should pursue in a legal and consensual manner.
opheliajadefeldt
Yet another sexual assault by a conveniently 'drunken' slob. Put him in prison and 'conveniently' forget where the keys are.
kurisupisu
It doesn’t matter what the perp recalls or doesn’t recall.
He has been witnessed doing a criminal act.
falseflagsteve
71 years old! 71, can you believe it? Well, unless he has similar prior he won’t get banged up, suspended sentence at least.
BRS
Some clarity:
Japanese do not refer euphemistically to sexual assault as groping (痴漢). International footballer Ito Junya was dropped from the Asia World Cup squad after allegations of sexual assault- 性加害- were levelled against him.
https://news.yahoo.co.jp/articles/d2ef7c132f1eb083d6402534d23315bfa3f7cde1
Further, Japanese media report that the man in the Toyama case was arrested for having touched (触った) the victim.
https://news.yahoo.co.jp/articles/a6265f0e8edb4ccc2b8cee9c93378cf2aa22e284?source=rss
Blitzwing
Also known as 'copping a feel'.
shogun36
Disgusting. Cut the fool, he won't do it again.
Fighto!
It should all be on CCTV.
Hopefully jail time for the despicable old child molester - and total shunning from his community upon release.