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Kanagawa cops nab defense ministry officer for child prostitution

A Ministry of Defense officer allegedly paid a teen girl for sex in Tokyo's Toshima Ward
A Ministry of Defense officer allegedly paid a teen girl for sex in Tokyo’s Toshima Ward
TOKYO (TR) – Kanagawa Prefectural Police have arrested a 24-year-old member of the Ministry of Defense for allegedly paying a high school girl for sexual services, reports Fuji News Network (June 2).

According to the Konan Police Station, Takashi Anbe, an officer at the Chugoku-Shikoku bureau, paid 15,000 yen to the girl, 17, to perform illicit acts inside a private room at a manga kissa cafe in Toshima Ward.

Anbe, who has been charged with violating child prostitution and pornography laws, admits to the allegations.

The suspect met the girl through a deai-kei matchmaking site.

The incident emerged during a routine cyber patrol conducted by the station.