Police are treating the case as a suicide
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Suspects in the case are among 57 persons arrested in a nationwide crackdown on child prostitution
Police did not reveal whether the suspects admit to the allegations
An examination of Hitomi Akamatsu’s body showed signs of strangulation
Suspect recruited customers for her via a social-networking service
Company uncovered the fraud during an internal investigation last year
Suspect teaches at a middle school in Numazu City
Security camera footage shows the suspected perpetrator wearing a baseball cap, a dark jacket and beige pants
Upon his arrest on suspicion of indecent assault in October, the suspect admitted to the allegations
Police later found marijuana and stimulant drugs inside the suspect’s vehicle