Man on motorbike assaults schoolgirl, steals her underwear on Gifu street

Poor girl. What a traumatic experience. It will haunt her for the rest of her life. Why can't I be nearby when one of these weirdos runs amok? I'd kick him from here to Okinawa and back if I could.

Only in Japan, this is sickening (the part about assaulting a school girl and stealing her underwear, never heard of such a thing).

That's extreme...

It's always quite dangerous whenever you see Japanese men out and about. Be careful! They can't be trusted.

And I bet no one saw it. No witnesses I'm sure.

And no one came to hear defense. Sorry for the 2nd post.

Psycho number two for the day and it's still only early. I hope the girl is OK.

what a jerk. I wonder if there was a film crew about at the time.

Gifu, Saitama, Kanagawa, Chiba....seems to be these places are in the news a LOT when it comes to these pervs.

What the hell are you guys putting in the water over there?

wearing a black full-face helmet and black clothes.

No hope in catching the guy, but you`d think someone saw something... and did nothing of course.

Maybe they can get the canine unit on this to track the scent.

I wouldn't say no hope - maybe a CCTV camera caught the biker somewhere nearby and hopefully they can get some evidence to lock this guy up

No hopes in catching him.. even on CCTV DeepAir65.. even if they got his plate # it would be fake, or he's stupid.

My guess is that this was an attempted rape and could have turned out a lot worse. Good girl for fighting. Let's hope that they catch him soon.

Youdontknow, I am sure you really don't know that these suburbs are mainly residential, pretty much isolated with a lot of parks around which makes it condusive for such pervs, unlike the over crowded concrete jungle of central Tokyo were such criminals are usually forced to break into women's apartments to fulfill their desires.

This is utter sickness, but in light of all this, at least she was not raped or injured. Poor girl :( I hope the jerk is hung on the laundry line.

the whole thing lasted maybe a minute, tops, I'm guessing. not really long enough and probably not very loud enough for somebody to come outside and see what's. Poor girl must have been terrified.

Something like this happened once on a public bus in Taipei, Taiwan. A young woman in a very short miniskirt was holding the strap with one hand and a shopping bag with the other, and a male passenger just reached up and yanked them down to her knees. Women should start wearing boxer shorts, then maybe men will leave them alone.

I'm not familiar with Japanese laws on self-defence so I'd like to know :

-If someone had tried to help that girl and injured this bastard in the process; say..breaking one of his legs to make sure he doesn't escape, could he/she be sued?

-If someone had tried to help that girl and injured this bastard in the process; say..breaking one of his legs to make sure he doesn't escape, could he/she be sued?

You bet ya life you would! As a foreigner you would spend more time in the clink than the offender would.

This is really getting to me now, I can't imagine no one in the area not seeing anything. WTF is going on with these guys?! I feel sorry for this girl, so happy i don't have a daughter. The police would be looking for me after i went out looking for this guy.

Japanese law is like the majority out there.

There is an appropriate response and people can also do a "Citizens Arrest".

Apart from that once the cops arrive(after the fact) they DON'T know who is the perpetrator so it is "Guy vs Guy" for them. And 99% of people involved will claim Self-defense on BOTH sides. Which means they will treat everyone equal same as any court.

If you are found to use means above the thread-level you ARE an aggressor and can't claim self-defense, etc. What it boils down to by helping someone you might end up in troubles yourself. NOW that is legal terms.

Which means that a "criminal" gets the same rights and protection as an "upstanding" citizen. Wait till they find out about your unpaid parking tickets, etc.

In short unless you got evidence to support your claim you are in the doo-doo. Hence, why everyone in a bar-fight gets arrested.

More to this but it would take too long.

freaky-deaky

Seriously, W T F ?! How does crap like this even happen. More to the point, what the hell's going on in the mind of the flake who did this?

The suspect was later identified as a Kanagawa Police officer, no high-school principal, no wait...a Fireman.... OH it could have been any of them...

Zen_Builder

That's why you don't stick around and wait for the cops to show up, nor do you it in front of a camera...

Random acts of violence happen everyday...

mindovermatter.

Agree but it still is a gamble. You never know who watched.

whell at least she wasn't raped, i think only in Japan there is this need for young girls underwear

kartaz

Breaking somebody's leg to make sure he couldn't escape is sadistic and should result in charges against the aggressor. You can subdue someone without that sort of cruelty.

Ok this is a clear case of a complete FREAK! Man this dude is an odd ball!

I must concur wit the quote of RANDOM acts of violence.......If they catch this wacko it will because he strikes again.......Wacko

Have any of you seen the videos of the guys pulling down girls underwear in Tokyo?. People all over the street some times and nobody did squat, not to mention the filmed this and put it on the net.

Now to busting someone up. They can say punch you in the face but if your retaliation causes more damage then you are the new aggressor.

My first reaction to this was a freak off his leash, however, it is quite possible this was some kind of prank set up by someone trying to impress his mates.

kartaz - you got to get em good, then disappear quickly. Then there will be no probs!!

I thought this type of thing only happened in Saitama. Gifu of all places.

Strip him and make him walk around while people get to whip his backside. Might make him think twice.

This stealing underwear, off a live human, in broad daylight, is just the type of behavior that's GOING ON ALL THE TIME in this country. But by majority, its camoflouged by cell-phone, computer game addiction by a populace too stunned by a, b, c, x, y, z factors to know how to advance into a real dialogue about life or life in these times. The guy who steals the underwear is just upping the ante. Everyone is doing similar things with a sense of vindictiveness. Its a power game. Dastardly acts, in broad daylight equals bravery in their minds. It happens on the trains, in the companies and on the way home from company outings in the cars sometimes. Is it the media's fault? The gov'ts fault? The absent parents fault? The schools fault? Or the foreigners fault, according to THE GOV. Stone-Stomach?

Niku - Yes that's exactly what I was thinking.

Zen Builder & Smartacus - Not everyone is strong enough to subdue an aggressor, especially if he/she REALLY wants to hit you to escape. I know I couldn't because of problems to my spine....Better hit him real hard with the heaviest object I can find than risk taking even 1 hit.

Lucky that's all he did, I hope they catch this perv because his crimes are sure to escalate.

man, this is just strange. I agree with expat, I hope they catch this guy quickly before he gets stranger still.

and presto is spot on that we have to report unusual activities to the cops. people need to get involved before others get hurt.

The man should be hunted down quick before another innocent girl loses her underwear!

Can someone tell me what is the big deal is about girls underwear and looking up girls skirts at their underwear here in Japan?

this is the result of a society where men are office slaves and sexless at home. Yes what is the big deal about girls's underwear?? If you are getting regular sex, you wouldn't be reduced to this...

KitsuneYoukai,

Can someone tell me what is the big deal is about girls underwear and looking up girls skirts at their underwear here in Japan?

I haven't the foggiest idea. And I don't think I really want to.

WMD,

If you are getting regular sex, you wouldn't be reduced to this...

I respectfully disagree. Sexual frustration isn't a phenomenon limited exclusively to Japan, and it doesn't result in assaulting children and stealing, of all things, their underwear. The guy who did this is off kilter in how he treats the people around him. Period. I genuinely feel sorry for the kid this happened to. She's going to be traumatized by this for a while. Kudos to her for fighting back.

He stole only her underwear? Not her shoes and socks? This guy is a straight meat and potatoes man!

"the man was in his 30s and about 170 cm tall, and wearing a black full-face helmet and black clothes"

That should narrow it down.

The poor girl probably doesn't have an idea why anybody would want her underwear. I hope she thinks this is just another idiot behavior adults have come up with in order to deal with their sexual frustraition. if this dude can afford all the fancy helmut and clothes, I'm sure he could contain his overt behavior and buy his fedish items. Hurting a girl is too much.

rranta

" he poor girl probably doesn't have an idea why anybody would want her underwear. "

I am not so sure about that. If you browse around Japanese deai sites, you´ll find quite a number of underage girls selling their panties. Quite a lot of sniffers around in this country.

But there is something weird about this story. How exactly does one "steal" underpants when they are being worn? He must have pushed her down and pulled them off... sounds more like attempted rape to me than "stealing" panties.

it is all the fault of dragonball there is a piggy running around with girls underwear on its head. ban dragonball!

I just hope that they catch the perv before he decides to escalate the violence and do something worse.

This stealing underwear, off a live human, in broad daylight, is just the type of behavior that's GOING ON ALL THE TIME in this country.

You have GOT to be kidding me? THIS happens all the time? What are the police doing? This is one of those crimes that makes zero sense to me... He could have purchased them at a store, bought them used on eBay, or maybe even have found some girl that didnt care and would even give it to him free of charge.

****It's dangerous to retaliate on these pervs. Most advanced countries have laws that prevent the Dudley-do-rights from exacting justice from these maniacs. If you cop a Sunday punch on one and he dies you'll pay for it with several years of your life.

Vigilante law would much improve the morality of the world.

I've heard they now have vending machines that dispense girls' dirty underwear in Japan. So far, haven't heard of that in the states.

I was looking forward to a message from Nessie on this episode.

maybe he is selling them on ebay. well now theres a girl running around japan with no underwear, and a father with a gun or sword looking for a guy sniffing girls panties.