A 36-year-old lawyer in Chiba City was arrested on suspicion of injury for hitting the face of a 24-year-old woman and injuring her.
Police switched charges and sent them on the 10th, alleging that the man was injured in an attempt to commit sexual assault in a subsequent investigation.
Yusuke Takeda, a 36-year-old lawyer in Chuo-ku, Chiba, was arrested.
At 9:30 pm on the 8th, Takeda was arrested on suspicion of injury at his home in Chuo-ku, Chiba City, for hitting the face of a 24-year-old woman who was a restaurant employee.
The woman who escaped called 110, and a police officer who rushed to arrest Takeda in an emergency, and the woman was slightly injured.
Subsequent investigations revealed that Takeda was suspected of violently attacking a woman who resisted sexual assault, and police switched charges on the 10th.
Police have not disclosed the relationship between the two and Takeda's approval or disapproval, saying that the investigation will be hindered.
Police are continuing to investigate the details of the case.