OSAKA (TR) – To be filed under: Good cop, bad cop.
Osaka Prefectural Police have arrested a sergeant from Wakayama Prefecture after he was found taking tosatsu (illicit) footage of a middle school girl at a shopping mall in Umeda, Osaka City, reports the Asahi Shimbun (Mar. 15).
According to the Sonezaki Police Station, Kohei Goto allegedly approached the middle school girl from behind at the commercial facility and attempted to film her up her skirt with his smartphone at around 4:10 p.m. on March 15.
Upon his arrest on suspicion of violating the Law Banning the Taking of Sexually Explicit Photographs, Gota admitted to the charges.
Got is in the General Affairs Division of the Wakayama Prefectural Police.
At the time of the incident, the girl was shopping with a friend. As Goto manipulated his smartphone near her skirt, a plainclothes officer watched.
The officer said, “Show me your smartphone.” Got then tried to flee but was apprehended at the scene.
Following the arrest, Wakayama Prefectural Police Chief Inspector Mitsuji Kimura issued a statement through the prefectural government. He said, “We deeply apologize to the citizens of Wakayama Prefecture for the arrest of one of our police officers. We will now confirm the details of the case and take strict action.”
