Two staff members working at a child guidance center in Yokohama City were arrested for doing obscene acts at a hotel by a junior high school student and a high school girl who met when they were temporarily protected.
The police are investigating the details, saying that the girl student explained, "I wanted you to get a consultation. I thought that I would not do anything strange because I was a staff member of the child guidance center."
Both were arrested by Kaito Yagishita (23) and Masato Ohno (27), who are employees of the Yokohama City Central Children's Counseling Center.
According to police, of these, Yagishita was for a 14-year-old girl in the third year of junior high school last month, and Ohno was for a 16-year-old girl in the first year of high school last October at the hotel. There is a suspicion of doing obscene acts.
According to the investigation, the two were in charge of instructing the child who was temporarily protected at the child guidance center, and each of the two female students who met when they were temporarily protected was contacted via SNS.
He invited him to the hotel, saying, "I can talk in a place where I can be alone."
It means that they all admit the suspicion to the investigation.
The two female students explained, "I wanted you to get a consultation. I thought that I would not do anything strange because I was a staff member of the child guidance center." I'm investigating the history.
Mayor Hayashi, Yokohama "I'm really embarrassed as the person in charge"
In response to the arrest of two staff members working at a child guidance center in Yokohama City, Mayor Fumiko Hayashi apologized, "I would like to sincerely apologize to the parties concerned and their parents." I'm really embarrassed as the person in charge. I would like to recognize the seriousness of the result, humbly reflect on it, and educate the staff so that this will never happen again. "
SNS with children No specific rules
According to the city of Yokohama, the child guidance center does not have specific rules for communication between staff and children using SNS.
Last month, when I received external information about the arrested staff, I had never contacted or met outside the facility through SNS for the staff of all child guidance centers under the jurisdiction of the city. I checked whether it was, but it was not confirmed by anyone other than these two people.
The city is the future, have to consider the new to make a rule about the way people relate to children, including the exchange of SNS, by, for example, listen to opinions from outside experts, want to show guidance to prospect for around September It is said.