{"id":152640,"date":"2023-04-12T12:07:18","date_gmt":"2023-04-12T03:07:18","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.fukuoka-now.com\/?post_type=news&#038;p=152640&#038;lang=en"},"modified":"2023-04-12T12:07:18","modified_gmt":"2023-04-12T03:07:18","slug":"defense-employee-arrested-for-groping-teen","status":"publish","type":"news","link":"https:\/\/www.fukuoka-now.com\/en\/news\/defense-employee-arrested-for-groping-teen\/","title":{"rendered":"Defense Employee Arrested for Groping Teen"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">A 30-year-old employee of the Kyushu Defense Bureau of the Ministry of Defense was arrested <\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">yesterday <\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">for touching the body of a high school girl on a train. The suspect is an employee of the Kyushu Defense Bureau of the Ministry of Defense and lives in Shingu Town. According to the police, at around 7:30 am on the 11th, the suspect is believed to have touched the lower body of a 16-year-old female high school student on a train running on the JR Kagoshima Main Line, violating the prefecture&#8217;s ordinance against nuisance behavior. Tomomatsu was arrested on the spot after being apprehended by a police officer on his way to work as he was running away through the station <\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">yard<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> after the train arrived at Yoshizuka Station in Hakata Ward, Fukuoka City. According to the police, Tomomatsu has admitted to the allegations. <\/span><b>Source: <\/b><a href=\"https:\/\/www3.nhk.or.jp\/fukuoka-news\/20230411\/5010019901.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">NHK<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n<p><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-150347\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.fukuoka-now.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/12\/fnn_jr-train-hakata-station_2022_WEB.jpg?resize=1400%2C1052&#038;ssl=1\" alt=\"Defense Employee Arrested for Groping Teen \" width=\"1400\" height=\"1052\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.fukuoka-now.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/12\/fnn_jr-train-hakata-station_2022_WEB.jpg?w=1400&amp;ssl=1 1400w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.fukuoka-now.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/12\/fnn_jr-train-hakata-station_2022_WEB.jpg?resize=300%2C225&amp;ssl=1 300w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.fukuoka-now.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/12\/fnn_jr-train-hakata-station_2022_WEB.jpg?resize=1024%2C769&amp;ssl=1 1024w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.fukuoka-now.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/12\/fnn_jr-train-hakata-station_2022_WEB.jpg?resize=768%2C577&amp;ssl=1 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1000px) 100vw, 1000px\" \/><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Stay informed with the latest Fukuoka &amp; Kyushu news and events in English. 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