Police in Tokyo have arrested a 28-year-old employee of the convenience store chain 7-Eleven who allegedly sexually assaulted a teenage girl on a Tokyo train by groping her, repeatedly licking her ear and kissing her head.
According to Tokyo Metropolitan Police, on the evening of January 16, Kohei Suzuki, a resident of Chofu City and employee of 7-Eleven Japan, sat down next to a first year female high school student on a Keio Line train and asked her where she would be getting off. Shortly thereafter, he shoved his hand up her skirt, touched her thigh and forced her to touch his lower body.
Frightened by Suzuki’s actions the victim tried to run away from the suspect by changing trains. However, Suzuki followed her on to the next train she boarded. There he told her that she “smelled nice,” licked her ear multiple times and kissed her head.
Following the second round of assault the victim again tried to run away from Suzuki. However, once again, the suspect followed her, this time all the way to the train station ticket gate.
It was at the ticket gate where the victim ran into a classmate, who called the police for her. Suzuki then fled the scene.
Police used security camera footage to identify Suzuki.
Suzuki was arrested on suspicion of indecent assault. He has admitted to the allegations and reportedly told police, “She didn’t resist so I kept going.”
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Sources: Fuji News Network, TBS News, TomoNews Japan
Image: 電車内で女子高校生の太もも触り、耳舐めた男逮捕
