OSAKA (TR) – The sufferer within the alleged sexual assault by a former chief prosecutor in Osaka appeared in court docket this week, experiences NHK (Nov. 6).
Kitagawa Kentaro, 67, previously the chief prosecutor of the Osaka District Public Prosecutors Office, is on trial for allegedly sexually assaulting the sufferer, a feminine subordinate prosecutor, at a government-owned residential facility in 2018.
The alleged sufferer, herself a former prosecutor, took the stand Friday on the Osaka District Court behind a privateness display screen shielding her from the gallery and the defendant. She described Kitagawa as a godlike determine towering above her within the hierarchy. “He was a divine presence compared to me, and I held him in awe,” she advised the court docket.
Recounting the night time of the alleged assault, the lady stated her reminiscence went darkish partway by a piece social gathering and didn’t return till after the assault. “I have no memory from the drinking party to what was done to me at the government housing. I was so blackout drunk I could barely move. I thought I was having a terrible dream. My body and my mind were completely frozen,” she stated.
The lady stated the shock of who had attacked her compounded her trauma. “I was assaulted by the very top of a prosecutor’s office that is supposed to pursue justice. I felt that something impossible had happened,” she testified. She added that she had not even thought-about reporting the assault on the time, saying she couldn’t bear for her beloved husband to seek out out.
Kitagawa’s protection workforce has denied the fees, arguing that the lady was not in a state of incapacity and that the defendant believed he had her consent. The former chief prosecutor is pleading not responsible.
The subsequent listening to is scheduled for November 17, when cross-examination of the lady is anticipated to proceed, based on court docket officers.