Police officer arrested for allegedly sexually molesting girl

What a creep.

A victim’s statement must always be considered valid. Also, a male officer should never be alone with a female unless it’s in the moment of an extreme emergency. So, of course, there’s cause for his arrest & suspension while the case is being investigated.

… But, as always with the limited details and the manner in which this is reported here, there is always something more to the story that seems missing as to the ‘why’s & how’s’ he went to ‘visit’ the girl the residence.

Was he dispatched by the school for her truancy, or another school matter?

Another reason for pause is why did the parents ‘consulted the school’ after the girl reported the incident to the parents?

Overdue for body cams. Japan Police have a problem with their force always having answer to sexual attacks on the public. Like it is a epidemic.

Hirokazu Odahara, a sergeant at the Onomichi Police Station’s Community Affairs Division. He went out on patrol.

Hiroshima Prefectural Police stating, “This was improper behavior for a police officer, and we send my deepest apologies. We will take strict action against [the suspect].”

Indeed it was. How DARE a police officer “go on patrol.”

Police are supposed to sit in the Koban and play with their phones!

Who are they trying to fool with that noise?

This is the third reported arrest of a prefectural police officer this year, according to local media.

3rd “reported.” But in reality, the third that day.

Are you kidding me?

We see stories like this at least twice a week.

No way it’s that low of an amount of predator crimes the police have done this year.

 We will take strict action against [the suspect].”

no you won’t

Crime, lie, bow, repeat.

His hand was the insect on her shoulder.

Seems like many people commenting here were there and saw what actually happened; that genkan must have been very crowded.

3-15 is a bit early to be home from school in many places, maybe the school is close by? Did he ring the bell after seeing her enter the house or was she just arriving home at the same time he passed by? Or, maybe, she made up the story? Who knows? Not me for sure and not you either.

Also, a male officer should never be alone with a female unless it’s in the moment of an extreme emergency. 

Suspicious much?

One of my Japanese students (a housewife) told me about a police officer who visited her house one day to introduce himself. Self-introductions are one thing at the front door, but then the officer sidestepped her and walked right past her into her own house, sat down in the living room while waiting to be served a cup of tea. She quite surprised as she had never invited him in.

I'm starting to doubt the girls compliant. Apparently this teenager had done some damage to her school and the police were investigating. It does say "Community Affairs Division,". She could be making the whole thing up. If so, I feel sorry for the Policeman and his family having to go through this. If it's true, which I doubt, then don't pass go, go to jail.

For those wondering why the police officer was at the girl's house in the first place. This is quite common in Japan...

"Communication with residents (Door to Door visits, Newsletters, Liaison council) Door to door visits help police maintain a good relationship with the community and grasp the situation in an area. They are designed to give advice regarding crime prevention to homes and businesses as well as to listen to the opinions and requests of residents. When an officer visits a home or business, he hands out a “door to door visit card” and asks that it be filled out with the names of the family members or employees and emergency contact information in case of a crime or accident. During door to door visits, officers distribute information about crimes and accidents in the area, safety measures, and the like. Police boxes publish one-page long newsletters once a month, or every few months. They used to be handwritten before the prevailant use of personal computers. Each newsletter is designed to be passed around or distributed to households within the jurisdiction of the police box. Topics center on crimes, accidents and preventive methods, with pictures and graphs to be more interesting to the reader. Apart from interviewing residents during door to door visits and conversing with visitors, each police box has set up a police box liaison council. The council members, representatives of community residents, meets several times a year with police box officers in attendance. At these meetings, officers listen to the opinions and requests of the council members, and discuss various problems in the community."

VrethToday  12:13 pm JST

@stormcrow

Jeez, is this at all normal in Japan?

Of course not.

“I touched her clothes but did not touch her body. This was not an obscene act.” 

Ok that's new

*He then claimed there was an insect on her shoulder and allegedly touched the girl’s upper body over her clothes.*

Shoulder?

At the entrance to her home, he asked if she was alone, which she was. He then claimed there was an insect on her shoulder and allegedly touched the girl’s upper body over her clothes.

Err what? Maybe he is a pervert, but the description sounds pretty innocent to me. I probably have snipped away a bug from someone, does that make me a serial rapist?

stormcrow

One of my Japanese students (a housewife) told me about a police officer who visited her house one day to introduce himself. Self-introductions are one thing at the front door, but then the officer sidestepped her and walked right past her into her own house, sat down in the living room while waiting to be served a cup of tea. She quite surprised as she had never invited him in.

So what did she do? I guarantee if that had been my wife, it would not have been a good career move for the guy.

allegedly touched the girl’s upper body over her clothes.

Err what? Maybe he is a pervert, but the description sounds pretty innocent to me.

Touching the girl's upper body over her clothes is the English translation of the Japanese newsspeak for, what most of us would call, 'groping her boob'.

There are legally defined steps and the officer is obviously aware of that. Putting your hand inside another person’s clothing is step one, which is why he is careful to say he touched her ‘over her clothes’. A messy affair, unlikely to be happily resolved.

KniknaknokkaerNov. 30  10:35 am JST

What was the reason for him calling at the home?

And why did he ask her if she was alone? And that bug-on-the-shoulder jive is the oldest trick in the book. He clearly had assault on his mind. A creep for sure.

It was just stop and frisk!