The Maritime Self-Defense Force dismissed a male member of the Sasebo Guard in Nagasaki Prefecture on the 22nd for repeated sexual harassment such as touching the chest of a junior female member.
According to the Maritime Self-Defense Force Sasebo Regional Inspector General, a male sergeant in his twenties in the Sasebo Guard was drinking with a colleague at a restaurant in Sasebo in March two years ago when a junior woman In addition to touching the chest and buttocks of the soldier about 20 times, in August of that year, he touched the breast of this female soldier multiple times while on duty.
In July last year, the parent of a female member reported to the department in charge of harassment damage, and as a result of the investigation, the Maritime Self-Defense Force announced on the 22nd that it had caused great mental and physical pain to the female member. The 3rd Class Petty Officer was dismissed on disciplinary action.
In response to the investigation, the 3rd Class Petty Officer said, "It wasn't a sexual urge, it was a prank, just a prank. Now that I think about it, I'm deeply regretting that I wasn't going to be mischievous." is.
Tomonori Kobayashi, commander of the Sasebo Guard, commented, "We take seriously the fact that a member violated discipline. We will further strengthen service guidance and strive to prevent recurrence."