Man does ‘not recall’ alleged drugging and sexual assault of girl
tokyoreporter.com -- Mar 26
Tokyo Metropolitan Police have arrested a 32-year-old man over the alleged drugging and sexual assault of a girl in Toshima Ward last year, reports TBS News.
Last December, Hikaru Kano, of no known occupation, allegedly plied the girl, 19, with a sleeping pill mixed into tea she consumed at a hotel in the Ikebukuro area.
He then stripped off her clothing while she was passed out and stole 30,000 in cash.
Upon his arrested on suspicion of quasi-indecent assault, Kano denied the allegations. “I do not recall [the matter],” the suspect was quoted by the Ikebukuro Police Station.
During the investigation, police seized sleeping pills from the residence of the suspect.
According to police, Kano met the girl on a matchmaking app. The morning after the incident, the girl woke up nude in the hotel room. - tokyoreporter.com
マッチングアプリで知り合った１９歳の女性に、睡眠作用のある薬を混ぜたお茶などを飲ませて意識を失わせ、わいせつな行為などをしたとして、無職の男が警視庁に逮捕されました。
逮捕された、無職の狩野輝容疑者（３２）は、去年１２月、東京・池袋のホテルで、マッチングアプリで知り合った１９歳の女性に、睡眠作用のある薬の成分が入った飲み物を飲ませて意識を失わせ、現金３万円を盗んだうえ、わいせつな行為をした疑いがもたれています。
警視庁によりますと、女性はホテルで狩野容疑者が持参したペットボトルのお茶などを飲んだあと、急に意識を失い、翌朝、目が覚めると裸の状態だったということです。取り調べに対し、狩野容疑者は「よく覚えていない」と容疑を否認していますが、警視庁は余罪についても捜査しています。 - TBS NEWS
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