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NPA Inspector Referred to Prosecutors Over Alleged Indecent Assault, Resigns After Pay Cut

Prosecutors will now decide whether to bring charges following the Tokyo police referral.

Overview

  • Tokyo Metropolitan Police sent the case to the Tokyo District Public Prosecutors Office on suspicion of non-consensual indecent assault against a female acquaintance.
  • The National Police Agency imposed a disciplinary pay reduction on the inspector the same day, and he resigned.
  • The alleged conduct occurred last summer while he led the MPD Cybercrime Countermeasures Division, reportedly at a Tokyo restaurant and on a street.
  • The inspector has acknowledged the allegations and expressed apology and remorse during internal questioning.
  • He was most recently assigned to the NPA Foreign Affairs Division and has been identified in some reports as Keisuke Sakanoue, 36, with prosecutors now weighing whether to file charges.