TOKYO (TR) – The Tokyo District Public Prosecutors Office final yr indicted a male captain with All Nippon Airways (ANA) on over an alleged indecent assault incident involving a cabin attendant, it has been realized, reviews the Mainichi Shimbun (Mar. 25).
According to the indictment, the unnamed captain, aged in his 40s, allegedly dedicated indecent acts on the cabin attendant, together with repeatedly touching her buttocks over her clothes early one morning in October 2023.
Prosecutors allege that he made tough for her to precise her refusal by making her worry that his affect as a captain would negatively influence her work.
In March 2025, the male captain was indicted whereas out of custody on suspicion of indecent assault with out consent on the grounds that his actions constituted exploitation of “differences in social statuses.”
Refusal was tough
Indecent assault with out consent punishes indecent acts dedicated with out consent in a state the place the sufferer is in a state the place resistance is extraordinarily tough, each psychologically and bodily.
The penalty is imprisonment of six months to 10 years. Prosecutors decided that the cabin attendant was in a state the place refusal was tough beneath the captain’s affect.
In response to questions from the Mainichi Shimbun concerning the captain’s conduct, ANA said, “We conducted an internal investigation, including interviewing those involved. We confirmed that a flight crew member had sexually harassed a cabin crew member after work in the past, and we have taken strict disciplinary action.”
Citing “the prevention of secondary victimization,” ANA didn’t disclose whether or not the captain admitted or denied the allegations. It additionally didn’t particular particulars of the disciplinary motion.
According to ANA, as of April 1, 2025, there have been 1,517 captains on employees. Prior to the incident, a harassment prevention coaching program had been carried out for all workers. The captain who was indicted whereas out of custody had additionally participated in it.
ANA commented, “Harassment is an unacceptable act, and we will continue to thoroughly implement measures to prevent recurrence.”