John Lindsey
31st October 2000, 18:24
Recently, an optometrist in Yokohama was arrested for forcing a 14-year-old girl to strip from the waist up in his eye-examination room. Rather than check her eyes, he touched her breasts. He claimed such touching was an aspect of his medical treatment.
In another story, a man was arrested on suspicion of sexually molesting a Canadian woman. When questioned by police about his encounter with this woman, he said he saw nothing criminal about it. Over 100 videotapes seized by police showing that he had drugged and raped as many as 50 unconscious Caucasian women at his home.
(information taken from the TokyoQ website at: http://www.nokia.co.jp/tokyoq/index.html )
We know that sexual crimes can happen in any country and culture, but my question is how these are treated in Japan. Are these kind of events brushed away and quickly forgotten or does the public demand action? For instance, are there laws allowing a community to know about known child molesters living in there area?
Years ago there was a Korean martial arts teacher in Austin Texas who raped a Korean who was either a student or assistant teacher. After she pressed charges, she was stunned by the lack of support from the local Korean community! I am not sure how the case turned out, but the guy's school did close down.
In another story, a man was arrested on suspicion of sexually molesting a Canadian woman. When questioned by police about his encounter with this woman, he said he saw nothing criminal about it. Over 100 videotapes seized by police showing that he had drugged and raped as many as 50 unconscious Caucasian women at his home.
(information taken from the TokyoQ website at: http://www.nokia.co.jp/tokyoq/index.html )
We know that sexual crimes can happen in any country and culture, but my question is how these are treated in Japan. Are these kind of events brushed away and quickly forgotten or does the public demand action? For instance, are there laws allowing a community to know about known child molesters living in there area?
Years ago there was a Korean martial arts teacher in Austin Texas who raped a Korean who was either a student or assistant teacher. After she pressed charges, she was stunned by the lack of support from the local Korean community! I am not sure how the case turned out, but the guy's school did close down.