{"id":170984,"date":"2025-05-15T10:30:51","date_gmt":"2025-05-15T01:30:51","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.fukuoka-now.com\/?post_type=news&#038;p=170984&#038;lang=en"},"modified":"2025-05-15T10:30:51","modified_gmt":"2025-05-15T01:30:51","slug":"seinan-gakuin-professor-arrested-again","status":"publish","type":"news","link":"https:\/\/www.fukuoka-now.com\/en\/news\/seinan-gakuin-professor-arrested-again\/","title":{"rendered":"Seinan Gakuin Professor Arrested Again for Bag Assault"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">In an update to a previously reported case, 59-year-old associate professor <\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Shino <\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Hiraki of Seinan Gakuin University has been arrested a third time for allegedly assaulting a passerby with his bag during his commute. The latest incident occurred on March 10 in Nishi Ward, Fukuoka, where Hiraki is suspected of deliberately pressing his bag against a 47-year-old woman who was pushing a bicycle. He was previously arrested twice last month for similar acts involving a 17-year-old male student and a 53-year-old woman. Full report on earlier arrest:<\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/www.fukuoka-now.com\/en\/news\/professor-arrested-after-hitting-student-with-bag\/\"> <span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">https:\/\/www.fukuoka-now.com\/en\/news\/professor-arrested-after-hitting-student-with-bag\/<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Hiraki denies the newest allegation, stating the bag made contact unintentionally as he tried to avoid a collision. <\/span><b>Source: <\/b><a href=\"https:\/\/kbc.co.jp\/news\/article.php?id=15167270&amp;ymd=2025-05-14\" rel=\"noopener\" target=\"_blank\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">KBC<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n<p><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-170986\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.fukuoka-now.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/05\/fnn_seinan-professor_2025_cl.jpg?resize=1400%2C788&#038;ssl=1\" alt=\"Seinan Gakuin Professor Arrested Again for Bag Assault\" width=\"1400\" height=\"788\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.fukuoka-now.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/05\/fnn_seinan-professor_2025_cl.jpg?w=1400&amp;ssl=1 1400w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.fukuoka-now.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/05\/fnn_seinan-professor_2025_cl.jpg?resize=300%2C169&amp;ssl=1 300w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.fukuoka-now.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/05\/fnn_seinan-professor_2025_cl.jpg?resize=1024%2C576&amp;ssl=1 1024w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.fukuoka-now.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/05\/fnn_seinan-professor_2025_cl.jpg?resize=768%2C432&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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