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University Worker Arrested Again for Spraying on Girl's Shorts

Oct 28, 2025 | News On Japan

TOKYO - A 43-year-old former employee of Tsuda University has been re-arrested by Tokyo Metropolitan Police on suspicion of vandalism for spraying his bodily fluid on female students’ clothing on campus.

The suspect, identified as Yusuke Tanabe, allegedly took shorts belonging to two female students in their teens and twenties from their lockers and soiled them with his bodily fluid.

Tanabe was previously arrested and indicted earlier this month on October 5th for committing a similar act against another student. Police said he has also been referred for additional investigation on suspicion of posting photos of his acts on an online message board.

According to investigators, Tanabe has admitted to the allegations, saying he felt "a sense of superiority in doing something that others couldn’t do." Police also discovered 195 lewd videos believed to have been filmed by Tanabe himself on his personal computer.

Previously: University Ex-Employee Arrested for Spraying Bodily Fluid on Female Student’s Shorts

Source: TBS

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