Babysitter man charged with sexually assaulting a boy Partially acquitted November 18, 12:15
Through a matching app that introduces babysitters, a boy's babysitter trial was held, in which seven boys aged 5 to 11 were charged with repeated sexual assaults after receiving a request for childcare. The defendant pleaded not guilty to some, but admitted other charges.
Defendant Akinori Hashimoto (29), who was a babysitter, had sex with seven boys aged 5 to 11 years old from January to December last year at a house that received a childcare request through a matching app in Tokyo and Kawasaki City. He has been accused of repeated assaults.
Defendant Hashimoto has been indicted seven times so far, four of which were first tried in the Tokyo District Court, and the defendant pleaded not guilty to one indictment, but admitted three. It was.
In the opening statement, the prosecution said, "The defendant committed a crime by participating in a group home or a camp with children because of his sexual desire for a young boy. ", And said that he plans to prosecute him for further charges.
In response to the incident, the operating company of the matching app registered by the defendant stopped introducing male babysitters from June, and the government also considered strengthening measures, and the ripples spread.