Police have arrested a 73-year-old man on suspicion of sexual harassment, accused of kissing and fondling a 14-year-old girl on a bus as she was on her way to her public special-needs school in Ota Ward.
Police said Atsushi Yamagami accompanied students on the bus which picked up and dropped off the special-needs students, from April 2002 until late last month when he retired from his position. He is accused of kissing the girl and rubbing her breasts over a period of about 20 minutes on the morning of March 4, as the bus headed to the school, carrying about 20 students at the time.
The incident came to light after his actions were recorded by a video camera installed by the bus driver, who handed the tape to police at Ikegami police station. Police said the 47-year-old male bus driver first noticed Yamagami touching the student in May last year, but when he spoke to the management of the company that operated the bus – Toto Kanko Bus - he was asked how he felt about not working for them anymore. The driver then abandoned discussion with management and installed the camera without their knowledge.
Yamagami has admitted to the allegation and told police: “I did it because I thought she wouldn’t tell anyone about it. She’s cute, her body’s big and she was easy to take care of...I liked her.”
-japan today-


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