A 31-year-old teacher was arrested at an elementary school in Mitaka City, Tokyo, for taking a voyeur of a child changing clothes with a smartphone.

Thousands of videos of children were stored on the teacher's smartphone, so the Metropolitan Police Department is investigating the details.

The person arrested was Koichiro Kimura (31), a teacher at a public elementary school in Mitaka City, Tokyo.



According to the Tokyo Metropolitan Police Department, teacher Kimura was suspected of violating the Child Pornography Prohibition Law, saying that from 2018 to last month, three years ago, he took a voyeur of a girl child changing clothes at an elementary school and a sports facility in Chofu City. Is held.



Earlier this month, near another sports facility in Chofu City, there was a 110th call saying "a suspicious man is following a girl", and a police officer who rushed to the scene asked a teacher at the scene about the situation and found a smartphone. It is said that an obscene image of a child was found in the store.



He admitted to the investigation and stated that he had a sexual interest in a small child. He had taken voyeurs more than 100 times so far.



The teacher's smartphone stored thousands of videos and images of children, and the Metropolitan Police Department is investigating the details.

Mitaka City Board of Education "Working to prevent recurrence and restore trust"

Regarding the arrest of the teacher, Shigeru Kainose, the director of the Mitaka City Board of Education, said, "It will seriously damage the trust in school education and deeply hurt the hearts of students, parents and local residents. We sincerely apologize for the inconvenience. In response to this situation, we will strive to rectify the rules of the teachers, prevent recurrence, and restore trust. "