Man, 36, accused of sexually assaulting two underage faculty ladies looking for 'sugar daddies'

TOKYO (TR) – Tokyo Metropolitan Police have arrested a 36-year-old over the alleged sexual assault of two faculty ladies inside a karaoke parlor in Shibuya Ward final yr.

The 2 victims have been looking for “sugar daddies” earlier than they met the suspect, police stated, experiences the Asahi Shimbun (Sep. 26).

Between 8:30 p.m. and 9:00 p.m. on December 21, Ryuji Nishida, is alleged to have engaged in intercourse with a sixth-grade elementary faculty woman, then aged 12, and a first-year center faculty woman, then 18, whereas realizing they have been each beneath 16 years previous, the age of consent in Japan.

Upon his arrest on suspicion of non-consensual sexual activity, Nishida, who lives in Itabashi Ward, denied the allegations. “I did these items, however I didn’t know the age of the opposite individuals,” the suspect stated.

“I’m in entrance of Shibuya Station”

Previous to the incident, one of many ladies indicated in a publish on social media that she was beneath 16 and looking for a “sugar daddy” through the use of the phrase papakatsu, which means courting with compensation.

Nishida then despatched messages resembling “I’m in entrance of Shibuya Station” and “I wish to meet you.” He additionally promised to pay 40,000 yen. The woman who made the publish introduced the second woman.

The incident got here to gentle in June this yr after the women have been taken into custody over an identical case that occurred within the Kabukicho red-light district of Shinjuku Ward.

The 2 have been stated to have been papakatsu to earn cash to spend time at recreation facilities.