Ministry of Foreign Affairs arrested for child prostitution charges against high school students who met on SNS on March 27 at 13:52

A Ministry of Foreign Affairs official was arrested by the National Police Agency for committing obscene acts to promise to give cash to a high school girl she met on SNS.

Mr. Tanzawa, 45, the chief of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs, was arrested.

According to the Metropolitan Police Department in April of last year, after promising to pass over 20,000 yen of cash to a 16-year-old high school girl who met at SNS, he was suspected of child sex prostitution at a hotel in Ikebukuro, Tokyo. I am.

It was discovered that a female high school student was led by a cyber patrol at the Metropolitan Police Department.

The Metropolitan Police Department is examining the details of the incident, admitting allegations of the investigation.

Ministry of Foreign Affairs "Extremely regrettable"

According to the Ministry of Foreign Affairs, Chief Tanzawa was in charge of general affairs in a section on diplomacy with African countries.

The Ministry of Foreign Affairs has commented, "I am extremely regrettable and take it very seriously.