According to the city government , a former male employee abused a child twice in May-July 2019. The male employee retired in August of the same year, but the city said that he was in violation of the obligation to respect persons with disabilities as specified by the Child Welfare Law. The city has not confirmed abuse of other users.
In fiscal year 2018, Wakayama Prefecture dealt with forty-seven reports regarding disability abuse, an increase of ten reports compared to the previous year.
The number of confirmed cases of abuse against people with disabilities during fiscal year 2018 in Hyogo prefecture, western Japan was 125, the highest ever for the prefecture. Abuse by staff at welfare facilities increased from 9 cases to 40 cases, which was also the highest ever.
The number of disabled people who were abused rose to more than 3,300 people nationwide last year, the Ministry of Health, Labor and Welfare concluded that while workplace abuse decreased, it increased at homes and welfare facilities.
The survey found that the number of people abused by nursing facility staff stood at 927. Of them, 688, or 74.2 pct, were women. Of the total victims, over 50 pct were physically abused.
The number of abuse cases against people with disabilities in Japan hit a record 2,745 in fiscal 2018, up 127 from the previous year, a welfare ministry survey showed Friday.
“According to the police, at 7:40 pm on August 28, the suspect held and dragged both legs of a 30-year-old man in the facility, bruising and scratching his knees.”
