Saitama, Jul 11 (News On Japan) - Multiple male students from a public junior high school in Saitama Prefecture are under investigation for allegedly secretly filming their female classmates while they were bathing during a school trip, according to police sources.
According to these sources, the incident occurred late last month when a group of junior high school girls from a public school in Kasukabe City, Saitama Prefecture, were on a school trip and staying at an accommodation facility outside the prefecture. The girls, who were in the third year of junior high, were reportedly filmed in the bathroom.
When school officials reported the incident to the police, it was revealed that multiple male classmates were suspected of involvement in the secret filming. The police are now investigating the matter on suspicion of illicit filming.
The male students are said to have shared the recorded videos and images with friends within the school via social media. The police plan to carefully proceed with the investigation, including interviewing the male students involved.
The city's board of education has stated, "We have no comment on this matter."
Source: TBS
