Society | Jun 13

School vice principal arrested after miniature camera found in women’s toilet

Jun 13 (Japan Today) - Police in Shinhidaka, Hokkaido, have arrested a 47-year-old man on suspicion of placing a miniature camera inside the women’s staff toilet at a junior high school where he is a vice principal.

According to police, Kiyoshi Onodera has admitted placing the camera inside a small box in the toilet on the first floor of the school building on June 6, Hokkaido TV reported. An employee spotted the camera in the toilet cubicle on June 7.

Source: HBCニュース 北海道放送


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