HOKKAIDO (TR) – A former Hokkaido Prefectural Police lieutenant dealing with trial for allegedly molesting two younger women at a public swimming pool has died in an obvious suicide.
The growth has led prosecutors to drop the case, courtroom officers revealed, reviews HNC News (Nov. 14).
The defendant, a former teacher on the Hokkaido Police Academy in his 40s, had been charged with non-consensual indecency. According to the indictment, the person molested two younger women he didn’t know whereas at a municipal pool facility in Sapporo on September 6, 2025.
Following an inside inquiry into the allegations, the officer resigned from the Hokkaido Prefectural Police. Prosecutors formally indicted him with out arrest in August.
However, the Sapporo District Court formally dismissed the general public prosecution on October 26 as a result of demise of the defendant. Under Japan’s Code of Criminal Procedure, courts are required to dismiss indictments if the accused passes away earlier than a verdict is reached.
While the courtroom didn’t disclose the date or official explanation for demise, investigative sources confirmed that the previous officer is believed to have taken his personal life.