FUKUOKA (TR) – Fukuoka Prefectural Police on Friday announced the arrest of a 37-year-old male for sex with a teenage prostitute, reports TBS News (May 15).
Between April and August of last year, Junichiro Somatsu, a construction executive, on multiple occasions met the girl, a 14-year-old middle school student, for compensated-dating (or enjo kosai) encounters at love hotels in Fukuoka. The suspect filmed each session with the girl, who was compensated 20,000 yen.
Somatsu, who has been charged with violating child prostitution and pornography laws, has reportedly admitted to the allegations, telling police that he met the girl on approximately 10 occasions. “My hobby is filming young girls I have sex with,” the suspect said, according to Nippon News Network (May 15).
Somatsu met the girl on a deai-kei matchmaking site. According to TV Asahi (May 15), the girl falsely informed the suspect that she had become pregnant and collected 200,000 yen from him in compensation.
Police are now examining a data storage card seized during a search of Somatsu’s home in investigating the suspect for other crimes.