TOKYO (TR) – Police have arrested a 61-year-old man for allegedly stalking a woman in her 20s and planting a hidden listening device inside her residence in the capital, reports Nippon News Network (June 2).
According to police, Jun Miyata is accused of trailing the victim from her local train station to her workplace in Shinagawa Ward last month.
Upon his arrest, Miyata admitted to the allegations. “I heard her voice leaking from her house and became curious,” he told investigators.
The suspect and the victim were not previously acquainted. Miyata, who lives in the same neighborhood, reportedly targeted the woman after he overheard her voice carrying outside her home.
During the investigation, police also discovered a wiretap inside the victim’s apartment, which investigators believe was planted by the suspect.
Police are continuing their investigation to determine the full extent of Miyata’s repeated stalking behaviors, including how he managed to infiltrate the woman’s home to install the recording device.
