Shizuoka police officer dismissed over alleged sexual misconduct with family members
SHIZUOKA (TR) – An investigative source with the Shizuoka Prefectural Police revealed on June 14 that a male police sergeant was dismissed earlier this year on suspicion of carrying out indecent acts with female relatives without their consent, reports the Sankei Shimbun (June 14).
According to the source, the sergeant, aged in his 40s, was accused of non-consensual indecent assault and violating the Act on the Punishment of Filming Sexual Conduct His dismissal was effective on March 6.
According to the investigative source, the sergeant was suspected of committing indecent acts, such as touching the bodies of the female family members, from around April to late May 2024. He also secretly filmed the same women between around August 2023 and May 2024.
He admitted to the charges during questioning by the prefectural police.
After receiving a consultation from a relative of one victim, police conducted an investigation on a voluntary basis. The Shizuoka District Public Prosecutors Office decided not to prosecute the case because the victim did not report the incident.
Police did not make the dismissal public, citing reasons such as protecting the victim's privacy.
According to the prefectural police inspection department, they decided that it was unavoidable not to make a public announcement based on the National Police Agency's guidelines for announcing disciplinary actions.
The department said, 'We will not be making any press announcements in the future.'
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