A teacher at a public junior high school in Nerima Ward, Tokyo, was arrested on suspicion of molesting a student and then committed suicide. The student who was victimized was subsequently slandered by his classmates and others, and has requested damages from the ward.
He and his mother are seeking 3.3 million yen in damages, claiming that the school had a duty to report the matter to the police, but did not do so. The teacher committed suicide after being released, and the student was bombarded with online comments such as "It's my fault"