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Saitama prefectural police have sent papers to the prosecutor’s office against Masatoshi Ito, 36, a prefectural assemblyman of the Liberal Democratic Party (LDP), on suspicion of violating the Stalker Control Act.
According to police, in May, Ito forced his way into the home of his 40-year-old former girlfriend, and over a prolonged period of time, sent multiple messages on his smartphone and the messaging app Line, harassing her, Fuji TV reported. Police said Ito has admitted to the charge but was quoted as saying he just wanted to meet and talk to his ex-girlfriend.
Ito first ran in the Saitama prefectural assembly election in 2011 as a candidate for Saitama City’s Chuo Ward (7th district) and successfully won. Currently, he is serving his second term and is a member of the Crisis Management and Disaster Prevention Division.
© Japan Today
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skotmanforyou
He can't even manage his owm problems so what makes him qualified to lead in time of crisis?
Cricky
LDP at it again, if you don't like them, well they will persist until you do.
smithinjapan
She obviously said "no" to his desire to talk to her again.
Goodlucktoyou
Was she paid by opposition?
Wolfpack
Love or infatuation can drive people to do things they would never think they could do. I blame Darwin for Mr. Ito’s actions. Well actually I blame Ito for his actions but human instinct is very difficult to overcome.
DaDude
Politician=Good Salary=Capability of finding another woman instead of stalking an old flame
shallots
+Wolfpack
Instinct is the reason he "forced his way into the home of his 40-year-old former girlfriend" because men are just animals. Right? It's hard to overcome that drive to threaten and violate women. Better keep all the women safely tucked away.
Toasted Heretic
I'd like to think most of us here are able to overcome the urge to stalk/abduct/murder and all the other horrific impulses we read about here each day.