Sep 02 (Japan Today) - A 37-year-old man has been arrested on suspicion of drugging a four-year-old girl with a narcotic that induced sleep and impaired the young victim's state of consciousness in Fukuoka.
Police said Naruhito Tokunaga, who is a friend of the girl's father, has been charged with inflicting bodily harm.
The incident occurred at a shopping center on July 16, Fuji TV reported. Tokunaga allegedly gave the girl a sleep-inducing drug while they were at the center between 10 a.m. and 7 p.m. When she returned home, the girl fell over and began making strange noises. Her parents took her to a hospital where doctors said that her behavior was due to acute drug intoxication which impaired her consciousness.
The girl took two days to recover. Police said she told them that Tokunaga "made her take a pill."
Source: ANNnewsCH