In a case involving a group of teachers engaged in secretly filming children, one member, an elementary school teacher from Yokohama, has been rearrested on suspicion of applying bodily fluids to a female student’s recorder.
The rearrested Yokohama elementary school teacher (37) is suspected of damaging property by applying bodily fluids to the recorders of three female students at facilities in Kanagawa Prefecture between last year and this year.
Video footage of the crimes was found stored on the suspect’s smartphone.
In this series of incidents, six people including the suspect have been arrested and prosecuted. The suspect has reportedly admitted to the allegations during police questioning, stating “After seeing videos from other group members, I also developed the desire to do it.”
Yokohama
Yokohama is a major port city in Japan that developed rapidly after the country opened to foreign trade in 1859, ending a long period of national isolation. It became a gateway for Western influence, which is reflected in its historic Yamate district and iconic Chinatown. Today, it is a modern, cosmopolitan city known for its Minato Mirai waterfront area, which features landmarks like the Landmark Tower.
Kanagawa Prefecture
Kanagawa Prefecture is a vibrant region on Tokyo Bay, historically home to the end of the Tokaido road and the site of Yokohama, which developed into a major international port after Japan opened to the West in the 1850s. Today, it is a dynamic urban center known for the city of Yokohama, the ancient capital of Kamakura with its Great Buddha, and the hot spring resort of Hakone.
