IBARAKI (TR) – Tokyo Metropolitan Police have arrested a city council member in Ibaraki Prefecture over the alleged rape of a highschool woman final 12 months, experiences Jiji Press (Sep. 17).
Between 3:55 pm and 5:55 pm on August 14 final 12 months, Kosuke Sanuga, a 32-year-old council member for the city of Sakaimachi, is alleged to have sexually assaulted the woman below the age of 16 at a karaoke bar in Nerima Ward.
On the time, the woman was below the age of 16, which is the age of consent in Japan.
Upon his arrest on suspicion of non-consensual sexual activity, Sanuga declined to remark, the Shakujii Police Station stated.
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The council member reportedly exchanged messages with the highschool woman for a number of months earlier than the incident on social media. The day of the incident was not their first assembly, police stated.
After the incident, the suspect requested woman to clear the info on her smartphone, which she did. The sufferer later spoke to her guardian, who visited authorities along with her on August 30, 2023. Police are persevering with the investigation.
In line with the city council secretariat, Sanukaga was elected to the city council as an impartial candidate in April 2021. Simply earlier than his arrest, he attended a fireworks pageant held within the city.
