SAITMA (TR) – Saitama Prefecture on Tuesday introduced that it has dismissed a male worker of a kid welfare heart following his arrest over the alleged sexual assault of a teenage lady who was in short-term protecting custody.
The worker dismissed is 28-year-old Ryuichi Shimizu, who was employed on the Koshigaya Child Welfare Center.
According to Saitama Prefecture, Shimizu allegedly dedicated indecent acts towards the teenage lady who was in short-term protecting custody on the heart on an evening someday between early and mid-December of final 12 months.
In January, the kid welfare heart carried out an investigation after receiving a criticism from a colleague, however Shimizu didn’t admit to the crime on the time.
Subsequently, Shimizu was arrested on February 19 on suspicion of non-consensual sexual activity and different crimes following a police investigation.
According to police questioning, Shimizu. He was subsequently indicted on March 11.
Shimizu had been working at a toddler welfare heart since October of 2024. He was answerable for scholar steerage.
Also on Tuesday, the prefecture issued reprimands to a few male employees members, together with Shimizu’s superior, who’s the director of the middle.
The prefecture acknowledged that it’ll “thoroughly enforce discipline to prevent any further misconduct that could lead to distrust.”