OSAKA (TR) – Osaka Prefectural Police have arrested a third man for allegedly typing up a woman in her residence in the prefecture and sexually assaulting her, reports TBS News (July 5).
Police had already arrested Takashi Yamashita, 44, and Takashi Soma, 32, over the alleged sexual assault of the woman, aged in her 20s, after she was returning home to her apartment on an evening last month.
In the latest development, police announced the arrest of Li Bo-lun, a 23-year-old Chinese vocational school student from Katsuragi City, Nara Prefecture.
All three suspects admit to allegations of non-consensual sexual intercourse and confinement, police said.
“I was interested in sexual assault,” Li told police. “I met the [other] two [suspects] on the internet.”
Single letter of the alphabet
According to police, the three suspects met on social media with the intention of committing sexual assault. They are believed to have called each other by a single letter of the alphabet on the day of the incident.
The trio allegedly gagged the woman, aged in her 20s, from behind. One of them then said while holding a knife, “Be quiet. Do you want to be killed?” After tying her wrists, the pair is alleged to have sexually assaulted her, causing minor injuries to her wrists.
They also tied up a man, aged in his 20s, when he returned home during the aforementioned crime by tying his wrists, arms and legs. He, as well, suffered minor injuries.
To gain access to the building, the suspects followed other residents through the automatic door, police said previously.
Police used an examination of security camera footage take around the crime scene to identify the suspects.
