A high school girl was knocked to the ground by an unknown assailant who proceeded to steal one of her socks before making his escape in Ichihara, Chiba Prefecture, police said Friday.
According to police, the 16-year-old girl was walking home from school at around 5:30 p.m. on Thursday when the incident occurred, TV Asahi reported. She was quoted by police as saying that a man grabbed her ankle, forced her to the ground and pulled her left sock from her foot. Police say the girl was not injured in the attack.
The girl's assailant escaped on foot following the incident. He was described as being in his 30s, around 160 cm tall and wearing a black down jacket.
Police say they believe this incident may be linked to three similar cases which have been reported since September in which high school girls had socks stolen while walking home.
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badsey3
It is wrong to attack anyone of school-age for any reason. They are children and should be protected until adult-hood. Correct them or their parents when they are wrong, -but attacks are not necessary.
=this sort of attack is bizarre and should not be tolerated.
Guza!
I was trying to see the more positive aspect of this bizar event, but Id sure the heck like to see someone try that on me though xD
Dennis Bauer
@blanko if he was on bath salts he would probably have eaten them (with th foot attached :O)
Strange fetish, i think it sox!
WilliB
Guza!
Yes, but it was still a violent attack. A different category from the standard clothesline thiefs. Not all the funny for the victim, really. Would you enjoy being thrown to the ground by a nutter who wants your socks?
Guza!
lol a sock :/ should be glad thats all the thief took!
AkariYoshida
Has a theory of a stalker come up? maybe this guy has something about high school girls.this has been proven in history that a person like this can escalate and kidnap or kill a girl
AustPaul
Bizarre, but I guess there are some weirdos with weird fetishes out there.
jj1980
sigh In China 22+ people are stabbed, USA 27+ are shot to death, Japan a sock gets stolen. And people claim Japan is full of loonies.
Fadamor
Well, that's still weirder than stealing socks off of feet. Why steal them AFTER they've been laundered?! (and yes, I'm saying that with tongue-in-cheek).
tapi0ca
'give a whole new meaning to the phrase, "knocked me out of my socks."
Or perhaps he misheard the phrase "life sucks."
theFu
a) I was blaming Dryer-San for all my missing socks all these years. b) I really need to see the other sock, on foot please. Including a little ankle would be a plus. No shoes. c) Certainly someone in Japan is working on computer-smell-o-stink interface.
It has been a few years since I was last in Japan, but didn't they sell worn under panties in vending machines? Seems like a least 1 customer has moved onto socks.
CrisGerSan
I am glad to read that Dryer San is off the hook. Now we can focus on catching the real perv who is at work on this. Someone needs some help for sure and i do hope the poor girl does get some counseling.
WilliB
Wow, talk about a high socks drive!
YuriOtani
Least he did not steal her briefs. Good Lord these perverts are getting more perverted.
Korlacan Khanthavilay
Do they have a picture of the girl? I wanna know who's sock I just bought.
OHHHHHHHHHHhhhhhhhhhh!!!!!
flammenwerfer
is in wrong that this story just made me snort with laughter? schadenfreude I guess.
Braindead
It's better that he took the sock home and raped it than the poor girl.
Serrano
Hey, socks are expensive in Japan, even at the 100 yen shop you get only one pair for 100 yen!
technosphere
Freaked perverts!
Lew Archie
Yep, I think we should all sock him one.
randomenigma
The important details are missing from the report. Were they over knee socks? Loose socks? Or just boring ankle socks?
blanko
He was probably on bath salts.
House Atreides
He wanted a sock, so she should have given him one... to the face.
Thunderbird2
So we've had the hair cutter, the undies stealer. and the yoghurt flinger... now the sock stealer?
I used to think that the upskirt photo pervs were as weird as Japanese pervs got, but since joining JT my eyes have been opened to a whole new selection.
I hope the girl isn't going to suffer long-term.
rickyvee
salacious sock stealer sniffs students'stinky socks
Serrano
"Does he sniff them?"
He stole the sock at around 5:30pm, after she'd most likely been wearing her shoes and socks all day - of course he's sniffing them!
"How low can you go?"
"Shoes?"
Poke beat me to it!
kominka
And I thought stealing undergarments off balconies was weird. Catch this guy!
lostrune2
And here we thought our dryer was the culprit! We apologize, dear dryer-san.
nath
Sorry, was attempting to quote and answer Disillusioned. Darned quote function.
nath
Lilic
Only Japanese perv does that!
nath
They would really be in for a odorous surprise if they stole my sock.
DudeDeuce
Yes, there's some people out there with a foot odor fetish. Like that guy a few years ago who walked into a school and stole all of the kids' shoes. He rented a storage unit for all of the shoes and went everyday to get high off of the odor.
JA_Cruise
he wants to ochestrate a sock puppet show
nath
What is so special about school girl socks?
Does he sniff them?
Ewan Huzarmy
I think this nut will continue ....... until he gets a matching pair !
titaniumdioxide
This hold upper, I mean "sock-upper" is mentally damaged. He and his counterpart, the "Hair cutter" , are making people anxious about the future. Creepiness to the max!!!
Disillusioned
These pervs seem to be getting lower and lower! They started with bras, then undies and now socks! How low can you go?
At least the girl physically hurt, but you can bet she was heavily traumatized. And, you can also bet she has not been offered any counseling or support to deal with the trauma of the attack.
Ewan Huzarmy
This is Japan...he's probably not doing what we think he's doing
Is he selling them online , to other pervs ?
wontond
This is Japan...he's probably not doing what we think he's doing.
electric2004
Gross.
Baibaikin
Whatever made the police think the incidents were related?!
combinibento
I don't want to know what he does with those socks...
Ewan Huzarmy
Oh oh a sox-maniac !
I'm just glad the girl wasn't hurt. what about the others ? Men here are getting weirder and creepier.