A player from a Gunma prefecture team in the professional baseball independent league was arrested for sexually assaulting a woman while delivering food as a deliveryman for "Uber Eats."
It means that he has denied the charges against the investigation.
The person arrested was Hiroto Yasuda (22), a player of "Gunma Diamond Pegasus" in the professional baseball "BC League" who lives in Sayama City, Saitama Prefecture.
According to police, it is suspected that he had been sexually assaulted when he delivered a meal to the home of a teenage woman living in Saitama prefecture as a deliveryman of "Uber Eats" on the 23rd of this month.
The police were proceeding with an investigation after receiving a report from a woman because she forcibly entered the room when handing over the goods at the front door.
According to the investigation so far, the police are investigating the detailed situation because it has been delivered to the woman's home several times.
It means that he denied the charges, saying, "I'm not forced" to the investigation.
According to the league and team homepages, Yasuda is from Sayama City and is active as a pitcher for the first year of the league.
The team says, "I don't know because there is no person in charge."