Nobeoka Gakuen Player Placed on Juvenile Probation Over Coerced Nude Video of Student
In February, a Kagoshima family court ordered protective observation following a referral by prosecutors last fall.
Overview
- The incident occurred in March 2025 during a video call when a second-year baseball club member repeatedly pressed a female student to expose her upper body and recorded the screen without permission.
- In July 2025, another second-year member accessed the saved video on the recorder’s phone without authorization and later shared it within a team LINE group involving more than twenty members.
- Both implicated students have left Nobeoka Gakuen High School, according to the school and prosecutors.
- The school consulted Nobeoka Police and notified the Miyazaki prefectural high school baseball federation; the team finished the summer tournament and then suspended activities for one week after a quarterfinal loss.
- The victim experienced significant psychological distress and temporarily stopped attending school, and the principal says the school has apologized, is providing mental health support, and will tighten guidance on smartphone use.