KANAGAWA (TR) – Kanagawa Prefectural Police have arrested a former skilled baseball participant for the Fukuoka SoftBank Hawks over the alleged sexual assault of a teenage lady in Yokohama City earlier this 12 months. The arrest is his second this 12 months, reviews TBS News (July 7).
In the most recent case, Hayato Mishima, 43, is alleged to have sexually assaulted the first-year highschool scholar, 16, on a avenue at round 9:00 p.m. on February 7.
Upon his arrest on suspicion of non-consensual sexual activity, Mishima denied the allegations. He stated, “I don’t remember anything at all.”
According to police, Mishima dedicated the crime in a abandoned residential space. Mishima surfaced as an individual of curiosity after an examination of safety digicam footage.
The incident got here to mild when an acquaintance of the sufferer referred to as police.
Last month, police arrested Mishima in a separate case. In that incident, he was accused of indecent assault with out consent for committing lewd acts on an 18-year-old lady in Yokohama in April.
In 2009, Mishima joined SoftBank as a developmental draft choose. At the time, the catcher used the surname Doue. Three years later, he arrested and indicted on prices of indecent assault towards a lady whereas he was nonetheless an energetic participant. He was subsequently handed a jail sentence.