TOKYO (TR) – Tokyo Metropolitan Police have arrested a male director at public broadcaster NHK over the alleged sexual assault of a girl in Shibuya Ward, studies, the Asahi Shimbun (Mar. 6).
According to police, Kensuke Nakamoto, 50, is the chief director of the Sports Information Program Department of the NHK News Bureau’s Sports Center.
At round 2:15 p.m. on January 4, Nakamoto is suspected of luring the lady, aged in her 20s, from a road and into a close-by constructing. He is then alleged to have sexually assaulted her on the touchdown of a staircase.
During questioning on suspicion of non-consensual sexual activity, Nakamoto partially denied the costs. He mentioned, “I did not force or coerce [her] into doing it.”
Nakamoto, who lives in Meguro Ward, was not acquainted with the sufferer earlier than the incident, police mentioned.
According to police, Nakamoto threatened the sufferer previous to the sexual assault. He mentioned, “I have something dangerous.” After the incident, he fled on a bicycle.
An examination of safety digital camera footage and different sources revealed that Nakamoto had been using his bicycle across the constructing previous to the incident. He was additionally discovered to have ridden his bicycle to the neighborhood of the NHK Broadcasting Center in Shibuya Ward after the incident.
Police have obtained a number of complaints of comparable abuse from different ladies. As effectively, a number of movies believed to point out lewd acts had been discovered on Nakamoto’s smartphone. Police are actually investigating whether or not he was behind further crimes.
NHK commented, “We deeply regret the arrest of one of our staff members, and offer our deepest apologies to the victim and our viewers. We will quickly verify the facts and take strict action.”