A professor at the University of Tsukuba was arrested on suspicion of obscenity for touching the chest of a female college student in her twenties on the campus.
It means that he has denied the charges against the investigation.
The person who was arrested was Ryo Osawa (61), a professor of life and environment at the University of Tsukuba, who is the top "general manager" of his affiliation.
According to police, Professor Osawa was suspected of being obscene because he had done obscene acts such as touching the chest of a female student in her twenties who attended the university multiple times from April to September. Is held.
In November, I was arrested on the 7th as a result of proceeding with an investigation after receiving a consultation from a woman who visited the police station.
In response to the investigation, he denied the charges, saying, "There is no recognition that he has forcibly acted obscenely."
Following the arrest of the professor, the University of Tsukuba held a press conference, and Vice President Kazuhiko Kato said, "It is regrettable that our faculty members were arrested. We take the situation very seriously as a university. We are very sorry." I apologized.