AICHI (TR) – Aichi Prefectural Police have arrested two male Japanese nationals for allegedly making baby pornography in two international locations in Southeast Asia, studies NHK (Aug. 27).
According to police, Kazuhiko Uji, 65, of no recognized occpuation and dwelling in Nagoya, and Yoshihiro Shirai, a 60-year-old dentist from Osaka allegedly made movies of themselves partaking in lewd acts with ladies below the age of 18 in Laos and Myanmar.
Uji is suspected of filming movies of himself partaking in lewd acts with ladies below the age of 18 in Laos round March of this 12 months. For Shirai, he allegedly dedicated the identical crime in Myanmar round October of final 12 months.
Upon his arrest on suspicion of violating the Anti-Child Pornography Prohibition Act and different fees, Uji remained silent. Meanwhile, Shirai denied among the fees. He stated, “I didn’t know they were under 18.”
Police stated the 2 males are believed to have paid to satisfy the ladies. Examinations of their smartphones and different information recommend they have been exchanging details about baby prostitution abroad.
Seized storage media belonging to Uji contained over 1,000 obscene movies. For Shirai, he had over 10,000 obscene movies on media belonging to him.
Japanese Embassy in Laos points warning
In June of this 12 months, the Japanese Embassy in Laos posted a warning on its web site after confirming that Japanese folks within the nation had made posts on social media that made reference to baby prostitution.
According to the warning, Laotian regulation criminalizes prostitution itself, no matter whether or not the individual is below 18. Furthermore, the Laotian regulation prohibiting baby prostitution and baby pornography features a provision for “crimes committed overseas.”
The embassy urges folks to adjust to the legal guidelines of each international locations and strictly chorus from partaking in unlawful actions.