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by Michael Gillan Peckitt June 15, 2021 0

Osaka District Public Prosecutor’s Office to conduct a “representative hearing” into sexual offences against people with intellectual disabilities, with a hope to relieve “mental burden”

The Osaka District Public Prosecutor’s Office is collaborating with the Osaka Prefectural Police Department. The focus concerns victims of sex crimes with intellectual, and a senior prosecutor said, “The characteristics and degree of disability vary from person to person. We are carefully considering what method is appropriate.”

by Michael Gillan Peckitt April 5, 2021 0

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Alleged sexual assaults reported at Oita care facilities for people with disabilities in fiscal year 2019

Oita Prefecture reported that in fiscal year 2019 ‘sexual acts’ such as kissing took place at care facilities in the prefecture.

by Michael Gillan Peckitt March 5, 2021 0

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Staff member at Tokyo facility for disabled arrested for sexually assaulting visually impaired woman

According to investigators, it was suspected that he broke into an apartment room in Tokyo on March 3rd, threatened a visually impaired woman in her twenties, sexually assaulted her, and robbed her of about 25,000 yen in cash.

by Michael Gillan Peckitt May 13, 2019 0

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Tokyo based NPO holds symposium in Kagoshima regarding sexual violence against disabled people

“Hiromi Nakano, the president of the NPO, pointed out that “I want the country to understand the actual situation and review the penal code.” “

by Michael Gillan Peckitt May 25, 2018 0

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Intellectually disabled woman in Nagano awarded damages for sexual abuse at care facility

“A 20-year-old woman in Nagano prefecture with an intellectual disability sued a facility on the grounds of sexual abuse from a male staff member. A judgment was made requiring damages of about 12 million yen against the administrative institution in Shiojiri City with the authority to investigate and supervise the corporation, the prefecture, to held at Matsumoto district court on Thursday.”