Police in Joyo, Kyoto Prefecture, have arrested a 28-year-old man on suspicion of abducting a seven-year-old girl and keeping her confined in his car.
According to police, the incident occurred at around 3:15 p.m. on Oct 5. Kyodo News reported that the girl was walking alone on her way home from school when a car driven by Takuma Asako, a company employee, pulled up beside her.
Police said Asako got out, called to the girl and then forced her to get into his car. He kept her in the car for about seven minutes and when she started crying, he let her out about 400 meters from where he grabbed her.
The girl ran home crying and told her mother what had happened. Police said the child was not injured.
Asako’s car was identified after an analysis of street surveillance camera footage and he was arrested on Thursday. Police said he has admitted to the charge.
© Japan Today
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Speed
When the girl started panicking and crying, Asako might have lost his nerve kidnapping her. Thank god.
virusrex
It is very fortunate the girl was releases apparently without being injured. At least this time the criminal could be caught before causing more serious damage to the victim.
Fighto!
Lock this kiddy fiddler away for 20 years - and let all the guys in there know what he is in for.
Aly Rustom
This could have ended much worse.
So relieved he let her go. Not an excuse for what he's done though. He must be locked up.
JerseyDevil
"This could have ended much worse."
any day now...
tamanegi
Glad he was arrested but jeez it happened nearly 8 weeks ago and they had surveillance footage.
Alongfortheride
You don't know that was his intentions. Yes it sure does not look good regardless of what the intentions were but lets not make an assumption he is a fiddler.
BertieWooster
Suspicion?
Either he abducted the kid and kept her in the car or he didn't. Aren’t the police sure?
commanteer
This is why they have trials, and why the arrested are called suspects.
Mark
Bizarre.
shogun36
Sicko needs to be cut.
And still no sexual predators list...........
blame the inept law makers as well
NOMINATION
This is Japan, not San Quentin. There will probably be other people in there with him with similar crimes.
garypen
True. He could have been a human trafficker or serial killer, rather than a simple pedophile.
Seesaw7
Sick!
nandakandamanda
What was the guy thinking? A moment of madness…
Peppe
When the parents stop to send out the children alone ?
Nuno Teixeira da Cunha
Even last weekend o was pulling off my surf wetsuit near my car and i saw passing next to me a little girl with big eyes open, i had to ask her what does a little gitl like her is doing in the street all alone, she said her ount was a few meters behind and start runnig back. Children are suppose to be supervised all the time, outside even more. That criminal should be arrested for a long time.
Stephen Chin
This is his first time kidnaping. He will succeed the 2nd or 3rd time. He is no longer a kid. Keep him locked up for many years.
kurisupisu
The girl wasn’t physically injured perhaps but 100% mentally traumatized.
At age 7 a pervert tried to convince me to visit him in his room-an episode in my life never to be forgotten.
painkiller
Innocent unless proven guilty. Let’s see how this plays out.
Dwindling Gravitas
@Alongfortheride
The perp is 28, the girl is 7.
Why do you think he "forced" her into his car? Arts & crafts?
You soft cun7...
Garthgoyle
He already admitted to the charge, tho.
Michael Machida
Her crying broke his sick fantasy. Sick dude.
itsonlyrocknroll
Takuma Asako if convicted must be subject to the full weight of the law.
This seven-year-old girl was subjected to be confined against her will at Takuma Asako a stranger whim..
This could scar this trusting seven-year-old girl minor for life.
starpunk
Pervert piece of trash. Can his rancid ass!
sir_bentley28
Realese him to the girl's parents as his punishment!