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Fukuoka cops: Boy wore wig, skirt to take illicit photos in women’s bathroom

A university student, 18, admits to filming women inside a public toilet while dressed in female clothing
A university student, 18, admits to filming women inside a public toilet while dressed in female clothing

FUKUOKA (TR) – Fukuoka Prefectural Police have arrested an 18-year-old boy who dressed in female clothing while allegedly taking illicit photos inside a women’s restroom in Fukuoka City, reports Nippon News Network (August 1).

On July 10, the boy, a first-year university student living in Jonan Ward, allegedly sneaked into a women’s bathroom in a park in located in Nishi Ward while attired in a wig and skirt and used a smartphone to take tosatsu, or voyeur, footage of a 9-year-old girl.

The boy, who has been charge with violating child prostitution and pornography laws, admits to the allegations.

After hearing sounds of the filming, the girl alerted her father who then apprehended the suspect. As he was being seized, the suspect’s disguise came to light.

The boy also admits to having used a video camera in committing a similar crime involving a 13-year-old girl in a different bathroom at the same park in March.

According to police, an examination of the suspect’s smartphone and video camera revealed multiple images of the victims.