Line ID links teacher to molestation of woman, 19, in Fussa

tokyoreporter.com -- Jun 28

Tokyo Metropolitan Police used data from a social media application in apprehending a male teacher alleged in the molestation of a woman in Fussa City earlier this month, reports TBS News

t 1:00 a.m. on June 17, Tomohiro Terasawa, a teacher at the Mizuho 4th Elementary School, allegedly fondled the chest of the woman, 19, as she commuted home.

Terasawa, who has been charged with indecent assault, denies the charges, telling police he does not recall the incident since he was drunk at the time.

Prior to the incident, the suspect called out to the girl as she walked on a street under the pretense of inquiring about the location of a vending machine. He then led the victim to a staircase of a pedestrian bridge where he committed the alleged crime.

Police tracked down Terasawa after he forced the girl to provide her identification number for the chat service Line to him, according to the Sankei Shimbun (June 28).

Jun 28 (ANNnewsCH) - 東京・福生市で少女の胸を無理やり触るなどしたとして、29歳の小学校教師が逮捕されました。 東京・昭島市に住む小学校教師の寺沢友宏容疑者は17日深夜、福生市の路上で帰宅途中の19歳の少女の胸を無理やり触るなどした疑いが持たれています。