OITA（TR) – Earlier this yr, the Oita District Courtroom sentenced a 26-year-old man to jail for raping an aged girl in a parking zone in Nakatsu Metropolis final yr. The sufferer later died.
On February 22, the court docket handed Ryuji Sono, of no recognized occupation, an 8-year jail time period for non-consensual sexual activity, in response to TOS On-line (Feb. 22).
“The crime was vile and malicious, and confirmed a sure diploma of planning,” mentioned presiding decide Yasutaka Karashima in handing down the ruling.
At round 11:20 p.m. on September 2, 2023, Sono knocked down the girl, aged in her 70s, as she pushed a bicycle within the parking zone, in response to the ruling.
Sono then took her right into a multi-purpose rest room and sexually assaulted her. He then stole the girl’s bag, which contained 59,000 yen in money and a financial institution card.
Decide Karashima talked about that Sono may very well be affected by a psychological incapacity.
“Sono said that he was pissed off by his relationships he was engaged in and needed to alleviate his sexual want,” decide Karasahima mentioned. “He thought the sufferer wouldn’t get pregnant if he had intercourse along with her, suggesting that he dedicated the crime in a short-sighted method. This means the affect of a psychological incapacity.”
Karashima added that a point of premeditation was carried out.
“He went to the crime scene based mostly on the behavioral patterns of the sufferer, who was acquainted to him,” Karashima added. “Subsequently, a sure diploma of planning was evident. He additionally intentionally selected a multi-purpose restroom, which made [the crime] tougher to detect. He additionally hid the purse, which additionally helped to facilitate the crime. [As a result], there’s a restrict to how a lot a incapacity might have influenced the crime, and he can not keep away from acceptable criticism.”
The prosecution had sought a 10-year time period. “It is just pure that the sufferer, who died after the crime, needed extreme punishment for the defendant,” the prosecution mentioned.
The protection didn’t attraction the ruling.
